We use neth as imap server, while sending mails through externally hosted smtp server. As it was easy to configure internal neth imap but separate smtp server in nextcloud mailapp, we started using that thing, but I realize that it is to slow. It takes ages to refresh folders.
However, I’d like to ask which our alternative webmail options could be with this kind of setup, where a separate and external smtp server can be configured while imap from nethserver is used? A quick test with rainloop webmail app in nextcloud some time ago was not successful. Now I am thinking about trying roundcubemail or webtop as replacement. Is that possible with them and where/how would a separate smtp server be configured?
This reminds me a post where saitobenkei suggested some modifications that would allow us to configure internal smtp server which then would send emails through our external smtp provider with the user credentials. Maybe I should try this, but I will have to test this on a free weekend so I won’t screw our prod nethserver and could easily revert back through a snapshot if something goes south.
I still think that being able to configure smarthost for each individual user instead of one generic user only would be a nice feature enhancement for nethserver smarthost. The individual credentials could be taken from the users connector configuration
I would like to remind you that most smarthost operations do not use pop3 connector and are used in an enterprise or institutional environment. Here one user (or IP) is the norm for smarthosts!
The server can not (also legally) know users or passwords…
I still would like to know, which of roundcube/webtop would allow such configruation where imap and smtp credentials can be configured separately to replace nextcloud email app.
I use Roundcube on NethServer for all my clients Webmail requirements. It is very flexible.
You need to go to settings -> identity for each user and set up the right info there.
Great, I was hoping it can do that, as webtop might be cool thing but seems a bit of an overkill for just a webmail client. Do you happen to know if in the meantime there is a recent enough version in the mainrepo where the very nice looking elastic theme can be activated? I will have a look at it.
Mhm, thats a pitty - I am waiting for elastic skin enabled version since I started evaluating nethserver, and still hope it will make it into the mainrepo. Querying yum nethserver-roundcubemail I see that version would be installed is 1.4.0-1 - are you sure, it has no elastic skin, as I thought 1.4 version is supporting it. Or do I still have some non standard repo configured without knowing? Maybe @dev_team can give an estimate on when this could be available in official repo?
As my yum tells me it would install 1.4.0-1 - it makes me wonder if I accidently still have some unofficial repo activated… Howto check? And as its one of our prod server which needs to remain stable - if I enable your repo, will all other packages remain from the stable repo? I don’t yet quite understand the mechanics of repos so sorry if the question is trivial.
I did not pay attention then. Its sb-nethserver-base for nethserver-roundcubemail, so this is standard repo? And further down I see roundcubemail package from sb-epel. Whats that? But that would still be 1.4.0-1 then, but still without elastic afaik?
As said, I am not aware of having some nonstandard repository activated, and if it is, I’d like to remove it. Following the youm output:
yum install nethserver-roundcubemail
Loaded plugins: changelog, fastestmirror, nethserver_events
Loading mirror speeds from cached hostfile
I did not pay attention then. Its sb-nethserver-base for nethserver-roundcubemail, so this is standard repo? And further down I see roundcubemail package from sb-epel. Whats that? But that would still be 1.4.0-1 then, but still without elastic afaik?