It has a lot of advantages and is a much nicer email client. It is suggested you try using surgeweb instead. In surgemail admin interface - value added features - surgeweb, set 'HTTPS required' to 'true'. How do I force surgeweb users to use https? No, Surgeweb needs IMAP support and will not work with POP only servers. Can I run surgeweb against a POP only server?

Yes, surgeweb has a flexible facility for shared contacts - at the global, domain or group level. Surgeweb uses modern AJAX / Web2 techniques to provide a web based email client that is as responsive and usable, if not more so, than a normal desktop mail client.

In a nutshell, for Surgemail Frontend / SurgeMail backend use:ДЇor Surgemail Frontend / NON SurgeMail backend use:

Yes, either using a split frontend / backend split configuration to talk to backend surgemail servers, or using surgemail in surgewall mode to use any existing imap server backend. Yes and no, for performance reasons Surgeweb is run as an integral part of Surgemail yes, however surgeweb can be configured to talk to a separate backend IMAP mailservers - either surgemail or non surgemail. SurgeWeb FAQ Do I need surgemail for surgeweb?

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