I have finally got around to experimenting (with some sub-domains) with the
C mail servers, and hence the various webmail interfaces. 

Suppose I go to the insecure logon page:

  http://blue.wingsandbeaks.org.uk.mail.aaisp.net.uk/ 


There I'm asked for the email address and password.  So, it appears I have
to type something like:

  mailboxname@blue.wingsandbeaks.org.uk

into the address field.  Since I'm on a webpage whose URL is specific to me,
it seems to me that it would be sensible only to have to type:

  mailboxname

in that field.  But this doesn't seem to work.



Having said that, I really don't want to have to type anything into the
email address field.  What would be a lot more useful would be being able to
store a set of mailbox-specific URLs in my bookmarks, eg like:

http://blue.wingsandbeaks.org.uk.mail.aaisp.net.uk/fast.cgi?bx=mailboxname


Does something like this already exist?

(I know I could look at the source of the login page and try to work out
what the 'action' taken by the form is for either SquirrelMail or RoundCube
login, but I'm a long way from being an expert at what all that means, and
in any case I'd like a /supported/ method of doing this rather than one I
work out for myself, in case you change the internal workings. 


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Jeremy Nicoll - news posts wrote:
> I have finally got around to experimenting (with some sub-domains) with the
> C mail servers, and hence the various webmail interfaces. 
> 
> Suppose I go to the insecure logon page:
> 
>   http://blue.wingsandbeaks.org.uk.mail.aaisp.net.uk/ 
> 
> 
> There I'm asked for the email address and password.  So, it appears I have
> to type something like:
> 
>   mailboxname@blue.wingsandbeaks.org.uk
> 
> into the address field.  Since I'm on a webpage whose URL is specific to me,
> it seems to me that it would be sensible only to have to type:
> 
>   mailboxname
> 
> in that field.  But this doesn't seem to work.
> 


N, it needs to be the email address.

> Having said that, I really don't want to have to type anything into the
> email address field.  What would be a lot more useful would be being able to
> store a set of mailbox-specific URLs in my bookmarks, eg like:
> 
> http://blue.wingsandbeaks.org.uk.mail.aaisp.net.uk/fast.cgi?bx=mailboxname
> 
> 
> Does something like this already exist?

No, but I could look in to it...

> (I know I could look at the source of the login page and try to work out
> what the 'action' taken by the form is for either SquirrelMail or RoundCube
> login, but I'm a long way from being an expert at what all that means, and
> in any case I'd like a /supported/ method of doing this rather than one I
> work out for myself, in case you change the internal workings. 
> 
> 

-- 
Andrew

Andrew Hearn  wrote:

> Jeremy Nicoll - news posts wrote:

> > Having said that, I really don't want to have to type anything into the
> > email address field.  What would be a lot more useful would be being
> > able to store a set of mailbox-specific URLs in my bookmarks, eg like:
> > 
> >
http://blue.wingsandbeaks.org.uk.mail.aaisp.net.uk/fast.cgi?bx=mailboxname
> > 
> > 
> > Does something like this already exist?
> 
> No, but I could look in to it...

I'd be very grateful...

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