What is IMP?
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IMP is the Internet Messaging Program (formerly, among other things, the IMAP
webMail Program), a PHP-based webmail system and a component of the Horde
project.  IMP, once installed, accesses mail over IMAP thus requiring little
to no special preparations on the server on which mail is stored.

IMP offers most of the features users have come to expect from their
conventional mail programs, including attachments, spell-check, address books,
multiple folders, 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
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Further information on IMP and the latest version can be obtained at: 

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


Documentation
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The following documentation is available in the IMP distribution:

:README:             This file
:COPYING_:           Copyright and license information
:docs/CHANGES:       List of changes by release
:`docs/CREDITS`_:    Who developed this software
:`docs/INSTALL`_:    Installation instructions
:`docs/UPGRADING`_:  Pointers on upgrading from previous IMP versions


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


Assistance
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If you encounter problems with IMP, help is available! 

The Horde Frequently Asked Questions List (FAQ), available on the Web at
 
  http://www.horde.org/faq/

The Horde Project 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/mail/

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


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

Thanks,

The IMP team


.. _COPYING: http://www.horde.org/licenses/gpl.php
.. _docs/CONTRIBUTING: ?f=CONTRIBUTING.html
.. _docs/CREDITS: ?f=CREDITS.html
.. _INSTALL:
.. _docs/INSTALL: ?f=INSTALL.html
.. _docs/UPGRADING: ?f=UPGRADING.html
