IronMailer - Frequently Asked Questions

General Questions

1. Q: "Why another Webmail product ? There's already so many.
   What's the point of another one ?"
   A: At the time of creation (2002), there are actually very
   few usable Webmail products, with the following
   features:
   - open-source
   - multi-language support
   - efficient
   For example, this Webmail product is much faster than a webmail
   found on Linux distributions (SquirrelMail), because it relies
   on Java and the Cocoon framework, where much of the dynamic part
   of the program is compiled once, and then faster for all subsequent
   request. At the time of writing, only one comparable Webmail/Java
   program was found: jwebmail.sourceforge.net. However, that product
   had some no-gos for production, and bug-reports and attempts at
   contact with the author were unsuccessful. Therefore it was deemed
   useful to create a new product, based on the newest technology
   available.
2. Q: "IronMailer, what´s in the name?"
   A: Well first it's hard to find a new name in IT services. That's why
   you end up with really crappy service names, such as "Wanadoo". But
   we made an effort anyway and tried to come up with something original.
   Mr. Marto (from nawak-online.org) offered IronMailer, as a tribute
   to the band IronMaiden of course, and the name was adopted.
3. Q: "Who is that guy on the login screen ?"
   A: it's the "mailman": http://www.nba.com/playerfile/karl_malone/bio.html
4. Q: "What do I need to run IronMailer on my system ? How do I install it ?"
   A: See the Installation Notes
   

Usage questions

1. Q: "Which folders do I see in IronMailer ? I think there is some folder it´s not showing me."
   A: IronMailer lists all SUBSCRIBED Imap folders. These are - normally - the folders you want to see. There might be some other folders in your Imap account, but they are not marked as subscribed, so they are not shown - these are usually system internal folders which are not meant to be displayed.
   If you created a new folder with a client which doesn´t go along with the Imap rules, it might not have been marked as "subscribed". In that case, contact your system administrator to correct your Imap setup.
   If you create a new folder within clients such IronMailer or Mozilla, they are automatically marked as subscribed.