============== What is IMP?

:Contact: [email protected]

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IMP, the Internet Mail Program, is one of the most popular and widely deployed open source webmail applications in the world. It allows universal, web-based access to IMAP and POP3 mail servers and provides Ajax, mobile and basic interfaces with a rich range of features normally found only in desktop email clients, including attachments, spell-check, address books, multiple mailboxes, and multiple-language support.

This software is OSI Certified Open Source Software. OSI Certified is a certification mark of the Open Source Initiative_.

.. _Open Source Initiative: http://www.opensource.org/

Obtaining IMP

Further information on IMP and the latest version can be obtained at:

http://www.horde.org/apps/imp

Documentation

The following documentation is available in the IMP distribution:

:README_: This file :LICENSE_: Copyright and license information :doc/CHANGES: Changes by release :doc/CREDITS: Project developers :doc/INSTALL: Installation instructions and notes :doc/UPGRADING: Pointers on upgrading from previous IMP versions

Installation

Instructions for installing IMP can be found in the file INSTALL_ in the doc/ directory of the IMP distribution.

Assistance

If you encounter problems with IMP, help is available!

The Horde Frequently Asked Questions List (FAQ), available on the Web at

http://wiki.horde.org/FAQ

Horde LLC runs a number of mailing lists, for individual applications and for issues relating to the project as a whole. Information, archives, and subscription information can be found at

http://www.horde.org/community/mail

Lastly, Horde developers, contributors and users also make occasional appearances on IRC, on the channel #horde on the Freenode Network (irc.freenode.net).

Licensing

For licensing and copyright information, please see the file LICENSE_ in the IMP distribution.

Thanks,

The IMP team

.. _README: README.rst .. _LICENSE: http://www.horde.org/licenses/gpl .. _doc/CHANGES: doc/CHANGES .. _doc/CREDITS: doc/CREDITS.rst .. _INSTALL: .. _doc/INSTALL: doc/INSTALL.rst .. _doc/UPGRADING: doc/UPGRADING.rst