Configuring SquirrelMail on RHEL - 5.5

# yum install squirrelmail*

# yum install httpd*

1.From a Terminal window, type in /usr/share/squirrelmail/config/conf.pl and
press Enter. This will launch the SquirrelMail Configuration utility.

If your Terminal window has a white background, make sure that the colors are off by looking for
the command Turn color on. If the command is Turn color off, type in C and press
Enter to turn the colors off. This will ensure that you will be able to read all of the text.

  

2.Type in D and press Enter to select the Set pre-defined settings for specific IMAP servers menu.
Type in dovecot and press Enter.

3.Type in 2 and press Enter to select the Server Settings menu.

 4.Type in 1 and press Enter to select the Domain menu. Type in your domain name and press
Enter. Save your changes when you are done.

 

I recommend installing the Retrieve User Data plugin so the user’s name will appear whenever he or she sends an email in SquirrelMail.
 

Testing SquirrelMail

1.In the address box, type in http://localhost/webmail and press Enter. Type in a valid username and
password and click Login.

login :- shashi

passwd :- *****

 

2.That’s it, it’s working.
 

 Note :- If you encounter any problems, check the log file at /var/log/maillog.

Relocating SquirrelMail into the domain root
 

1. Create the file /etc/httpd/conf.d/sqroot.conf containing the lines below.
 

<VirtualHost *:80>
DocumentRoot /usr/share/squirrelmail
</VirtualHost>
 

# service httpd restart