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diff --git a/web/README b/web/README new file mode 100644 index 00000000..64d19168 --- /dev/null +++ b/web/README @@ -0,0 +1,81 @@ +/* ======================================================================== + * Copyright 2006-2007 University of Washington + * + * Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License"); + * you may not use this file except in compliance with the License. + * You may obtain a copy of the License at + * + * http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 + * + * ======================================================================== + */ + + +WEB ALPINE +---------- + +Web Alpine is the web-based component of the Alpine Mail System. It +rests on the same distributed email technology behind Alpine, but is +accessible from almost any browser on the World Wide Web. + +Web Alpine uses TCL to provide the programmatic interface between +the Alpine-provided message store and the cgi-served web pages. + + +REQUIRED SOFTWARE +----------------- + + Base system: + C compiler + Tcl scripting package and development tools + OpenSSL + Apache web server (though, presumably any CGI supporting + web server should work) + + Optional: + ispell application + Used to support composer spell check functinoality. + Featured not offered if ispell not present. + + openLDAP + Provides LDAP query services to support login + personalization and user-session LDAP query support. + + UW Pubcookie + Provides central web-login management. Note, additional + configuration and installation steps are required. See + src/pubcookie/INSTALL for specific instructions. + + Kerberos 5 + Required by UW-Pubcookie to provide authentication and + proxy authorization for IMAP server access. Proxy + authentication only tested under UW imapd. + + + +BUILING AND INSTALLING WEB ALPINE +--------------------------------- + +See the INSTALL file for basic instructions. + + +DOCUMENTATION +------------- + +User documentation is contained within the application and is +reasonably complete. Technical documentation is extremely rough and +likely unsatisfying. It's probably worth reading, but ultimately +configuration or other questions are best answered by reviewing the +source (which itself, while working reasonably, is somewhat spotilly +documented as well). + + +SUPPORT AND FEEDBACK +-------------------- + +Send comments and questions to <alpine-contact@cac.washington.edu>. + + +-- +alpine.tar.z web/README +$Id: README 890 2007-12-21 05:34:43Z hubert@u.washington.edu $ |