We now try again to use the squirrelmail package, 2:1.4.13-2. We now get as far as finding that the Debian maintainers have indeed prepared the correct directory structure.
$ dlocate -L squirrelmail|grep -v ^/usr /var/lib/squirrelmail /var/lib/squirrelmail/data ... However they have not added that structure to the initial configuration files shipped: Error opening ../config/default_pref Could not create initial preference file! /var/local/squirrelmail/data/ should be writable by user www-data Please contact your system administrator and report this error. 1. Data Directory : /var/local/squirrelmail/data/ 2. Attachment Directory : /var/local/squirrelmail/attach/ ERROR: You have enabled any one of magic_quotes_runtime, magic_quotes_gpc or magic_quotes_sybase in your PHP configuration. We recommend all those settings to be off. SquirrelMail may work with them on, but when experiencing stray backslashes in your mail or other strange behaviour, it may be advisable to turn them off. Checking paths... ERROR: Data dir (/var/local/squirrelmail/data/) does not exist! P.S., in the Debian documentation, mention trying http://localhost/squirrelmail/src/configtest.php -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]