TWIG
2.8.3
TWIG (The Web Information Gateway)
is a powerful web-based intranet/groupware tool and application framework. It is implemented using
PHP, an HTML-embedded scripting language,
and the MySQL database application.
You can use TWIG to provide e-mail accounts that are easily accessible from anywhere on the Web. Other features
include a contact manager, scheduler, Usenet Newsgroup support, to-do lists, and bookmarks. Many more features are
planned.
Installation
To install TWIG, do the following according to your Virtual Server O/S.
- FreeBSD &
Solaris 2.8.3
- Install MySQL
on your Virtual Server. Be sure to include a password when you install.
- Install PHP4 on your
Virtual Private Server. TWIG requires this version of the PHP4 Apache module:
mod_php4-4.0.3-module-mysql-mcrypt-ftp-imap.so
- Connect to your Virtual Server via Telnet
or SSH and install the TWIG software by issuing the following command.
% vinstall twig
Reading E-Mail
You will now be able to read your Virtual Server e-mail with any web browser (e.g. Netscape or MSIE). You
simply need to access a URL like this:
http://YOUR-DOMAIN.NAME/twig/
TWIG will prompt you for your e-mail username and password. After successful authentication, the contents of
your mailbox will be displayed.
NOTE: Since TWIG uses IMAP it also can be used to create additional
mail folders to sort and store incoming mail. Any additional mail folders that a user creates will be created in
the user's home directory as listed in your local password file (~/etc/passwd). If the user's home
directory happens to be defined as a directory in the ~/www/htdocs/ or ~/www/vhosts directory
structure (typically created in this fashion such that the user can upload and download content to and from a
Virtual Subhost via FTP) then any mail
folders these users create using TWIG will be accessible to anyone via a web client.
Therefore, it is highly recommended that these users create any additional mail folders under a
Mail subdirectory and create a .htaccess file and store it in such a Mail directory to
protect the confidentiality of the mail stored therein. The contents of a suitable .htaccess file are
shown below:
<Limit GET POST PUT DELETE>
deny from all
</Limit>
More Information
For more information see:
TWIG FAQ
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