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I just found out that Powweb offers three different webmail programs on their web hosting plans. By default, a customer uses the SquirrelMail as their online email client. However, there is an option to change this default setting. This can be done by going to the OPS‘ Mail Tool Settings page.

One disadvantage of moving to another email client is that the entries on each account’s address book will not be moved. Either the user needs to export and import the addressbook manually from the old to the new webmail program of his choice, or he adds those contacts one by one. Changing the default webmail application affects all the existing email accounts. Fortunately for me, I only have one or two mailboxes on my account. If there are other email users on my website, then they will need to import and export their address book. Worse if they need to re-enter the addresses one by one.

Here are some short description of the web mail programs available on my account:

AtMail
One of the first WebMail products to incorporate a video-mail feature, AtMail is a feature-rich IMAP account e-mail solution that provides a complete and innovative user interface for accessing e-mail resources via Web browser or wireless device.

SquirrelMail (default)
A standards-based WebMail package, written in PHP4 for maximum compatibility across browsers. SquirrelMail has all the functionality you would want from an email client, including strong MIME support, address books, and folder manipulation

Horde
Horde is a comprehensive Internet Messaging Program that offers many of the features available in email clients like Outlook Express. Users can read, send and organize email messages, manage calendars, contacts, tasks and notes.

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