SquirrelMail is being removed from cPanel

Post by eclipticplane » Fri, May 04, 2018, 8:50 PM UTC

mi100hael wrote: post #10

stingraycharles wrote: post #3

The article is pretty clickbaity. While the assertion that Squirrelmail has died is probably correct, the title makes it sound like it would be an explanation on what happened. Instead, it’s just describing the motivations on why cPanel is removing Squirrelmail, while trying to proclaim the death of Squirrelmail in the process.

I'd wager cPanel accounts for the vast majority of Squirrelmail installs these days. If they quit shipping it, its remaining user base is going to quickly dwindle.

Post by gascan » Fri, May 04, 2018, 8:55 PM UTC

walrus01 wrote: post #5

For those looking for good fully self hosted alternatives, two options: Roundcube Rainloop Squirrel mail is dead, but self hosted webmail is far from dead. Some .EDUs with student populations of 12,000+ use roundcube for their https interface student mail.

Post by m-p-3 » Fri, May 04, 2018, 8:58 PM UTC

walrus01 wrote: post #7

martin1975 wrote: post #2

Suppose one was to write a decent webmail front-end, how exactly does one make enough money to sustain its development, even if it's a one or two person effort? I love open source but there's also a need for developers to live off what they make. Who has successfully made a webmail front end that they could sell?

I think the rainloop developers make some income from support and custom installations.

Post by bhhaskin » Fri, May 04, 2018, 8:59 PM UTC

sciurus wrote: post #14

Is cPanel itself still widely used?

Post by dang » Fri, May 04, 2018, 9:01 PM UTC

stingraycharles wrote: post #3

The article is pretty clickbaity. While the assertion that Squirrelmail has died is probably correct, the title makes it sound like it would be an explanation on what happened. Instead, it’s just describing the motivations on why cPanel is removing Squirrelmail, while trying to proclaim the death of Squirrelmail in the process.