/* ======================================================================== * 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. BUILDING 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