Changes between Initial Version and Version 1 of webmail-goals

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Apr 9, 2012, 11:21:59 PM (13 years ago)

Author:

Daniel Kahn Gillmor

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+= Webmail Goals =
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+At [wiki:support-team/2012-04-07 the recent support team meeting] we discussed our desired features and goals for webmail applications.
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+This is an attempt to document them and compare them across different webapps.  if a column for a webapp is empty, that means no one has verified it one way or the other.
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+if a goal or desired feature isn't clear, it should be broken out into a separate subsection with an internal link for discussion.
+
+== feature comparison ==
+
+||= feature =||= squirrelmail =||= horde =||= roundcube =||
+|| trivial login || || || ||
+|| easy search || || || ||
+|| faceted search || || || ||
+|| HTTP→HTTPS/HSTS support || || || ||
+|| cookies/js security audit || || || ||
+|| trivial to add to addressbook from incoming mail || || || ||
+|| address book accessibility across webmail apps || || || ||
+|| displaying messages in threads || || || ||
+|| generating messages with proper threading headers || || || ||
+|| easy reply-to-list for mailing list messages || || || ||
+|| calendar integration || || || ||
+|| message tagging || || || ||
+|| [#IMAPIntegration IMAP integration] || || || ||
+|| [#DefaultFromAddress correct default "From" address] || || || ||
+|| [#OutboundIdentityManagement outbound identity management] || || || ||
+|| inbound filters/sieve || || || ||
+|| anti-spam integration || || || ||
+|| good user documentation || || || ||
+|| good developer/plugin documentation || || || ||
+|| aesthetically-pleasing || || || ||
+||  if aesthetically-pleasing, themable? || || || ||
+|| internationalization || || || ||
+|| proper charset/MIME handling || || || ||
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+== Goals ==
+
+=== IMAP Integration ===
+
+Most webmail talks to an imap server on the backend.  We need that since MF/PL uses IMAP to present our mail.
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+If a webmail system applies tags to messages, it would also be nice to supply those message tags back to the IMAP server for integration somehow with other clients.
+
+=== Default From Address ===
+
+an MF/PL login should just use a simple name.  But the webmail application needs to pick a legitimate "from" address for that member.  (e.g. if they have their own domain name, they should use foo@example.org, instead of foo@example.mayfirst.org).
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+=== Outbound Identity Management ===
+
+Members ought to be able to select from an array of outbound identities when composing a message.  At a minimum, a member ought to be able to predefine a set of outbound identities they commonly use.  Ideally, the set of outbound identities should be synchronized with the aliases that MF/PL knows will flow into their mailbox.