1. What is requried to install CuLy Mail?
CuLy Mail only requires an FTP client to install on the server. You just upload 3 directories, set a few required variables
in the setup.pl file, and create your admin account. To make sure CuLy Mail will run on your server, please download the test
script available Here.
2. Maximum Users?
The only limit to the amount of users created is the servers limits. Meaning, the amount of hard disk space your site is
allowed as well as if you have hundreds of users all using CuLy Mail at the same time, the limit of the servers processor(s).
3. Work with Outlook, etc?
CuLy Mail is a CGI script that is run when users log in. It is not a service running on the server all the time. Also,
it does not create actual pop3 accounts, therefore it can not be checked using any pop3 clients. CuLy Mail accounts do
not actually exist on the server, only within CuLy Mail.
4. Does CuLy Mail work with Windows 2K?
No. Because CuLy Mail was designed to run on a Unix/Linix based OS, it will not run on a Windows based server.
5. Is CuLy Mail secure?
CuLy Mail is designed to save all user information OUTSIDE of your web accessible directories. So, if a user has not logged
into CuLy Mail, they will not be able to retreive any user account information or e-mail. But, like any other web based system,
unless CuLy Mail is run on a secure server (https://) the information passed (as well as the username and password) are sent in
clear text over the internet. But, this is true with ALL pop3 e-mail clients. Including Outlook, etc.
6. What does the server need to run CuLy Mail?
CuLy Mail requires the following perl modules to be installed. In our testing, most hosting providers have these modules
installed by default, but be sure to run the test server script available Here.
Perl 5.004 or greater
Net::SMTP
Net::POP3
MIME::Base64
DB_File
7. What if I can't get CuLy Mail to work?
Well, if you are able to run the test server script available Here,
CuLy Mail should work on your system without any problems. But, if for any reason CuLy Mail doesn't work, and we are
unable to get it to work either, you will not be charged for CuLy Mail or any support we provide.
8. How do I integrate CuLy Mail into my portal?
Now, this hasn't been a FREQUENTLY asked question, but it was asked.. and we thought it was such an excellent question
that we would provide the answer here. The ease of integrating CuLy Mail into a portal type site depends on how easy
it is for you to insert variables. The following explains how to post the data to CuLy Mail so a user that is already
logged into your portal and has a CuLy Mail account with the SAME USERNAME and PASSWORD can check their e-mail without
logging into CuLy Mail. Here is how you would setup the form:
<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/culymail/email.cgi" ENCTYPE="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" NAME="emailForm">
<INPUT TYPE='hidden' NAME='email_ID' VALUE='XXXXXX'>
<INPUT TYPE='hidden' NAME='email_passwd' VALUE='XXXXXX'>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" NAME="GOTO" VALUE="Check Mail">
</FORM>
Now, point the ACTION= to your installation of CuLy Mail. The tricky part may be having your portal program inserver
the XXXXX part. If you create their CuLy Mail accounts with the same name/password as their portal account, all you
should have to do is have the portal script insert the user variables in place of the X's above. For example, with the
template script included with CuLy Mail, it would look like this:
<FORM METHOD="POST" ACTION="http://www.yourdomain.com/cgi-bin/culymail/email.cgi" ENCTYPE="application/x-www-form-urlencoded" NAME="emailForm">
<INPUT TYPE='hidden' NAME='email_ID' VALUE='__portal_ID__'>
<INPUT TYPE='hidden' NAME='email_passwd' VALUE='__portal_passwd__'>
<INPUT TYPE="submit" NAME="GOTO" VALUE="Check Mail">
</FORM>
and the template program would automatcially insert thier username/password if portal_ID and portal_passwd are defined
variables within the portal.
9. Why does CuLy Mail exist?
CuLy Mail was created for a few reasons. The main reason is to be able to
give away free e-mail address and provide advertising to the users as well as
having the users advertise your domin in their e-mail address. Also,
because most hosting providers give a limited amount of POP3 Accounts
depending on the package you purchase, CuLy Mail gives you the ability to
have as many e-mail addresses as you would like, without requiring additional
POP3 mailboxes. This allows you to give all of your staff an e-mail address
bypassing any POP3 limits you may have. And, CuLy Mail does not require you to
have ROOT access (or
administrator rights) on the server to install. So, it will install on any
Unix/Linux server account with a catchall POP3 Mailbox, which most providers give.
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