Re: alternatives to gmail?
On 19/11/2019 14:00, Mark Rousell wrote:
> On 19/11/2019 06:55, Karen Lewellen wrote:
>> why? after I have stated my goal is reading using a web interface
>> comparative to what one finds with gmail?
>
> It seems that the key issue you have is that you want to access your
> email via webmail (in other words, using a graphical environment which
> is increasingly dependent on Javascript) via a text-only shell account.
> This is a niche usage pattern that will only get harder over time to
> operate successfully (although I fully recognise that you're stuck with it).
>
> However, I'm sure it is still possible to work this way for now. It just
> requires the right webmail client.
>
> As others have mentioned, there are plenty of open source webmail
> clients. I'd have thought that some of these can be configured to
> operate without resorting to Javascript. In addition to the link that
> Didier provided here is another handy list of open source webmail
> clients: https://opensource.com/alternatives/gmail.
>
> In particular, SquirrelMail gets a mention on this list. SquirrelMail
> has seen little development in the last few years and, for that reason,
> probably doesn't rely much on Javascript (although I cannot be certain
> as I've not tested it). On the other hand, it may suffer from unpatched
> security vulnerabilities.
>
> Beyond that, I don't have enough experience of webmail clients to know
> which ones can be configured to not be dependent on Javascript.
> Nevertheless, these lists might be a step forward for you.
>
> You'll either need to find an ISP who runs one of webmail clients that
> you can use or you will need to get a web hosting account that allows
> you to run one of them privately.
>
SquirrelMail has not been supported by Debian since Jessie. RoundCube is
now the preferred webmail client.
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