Talk:Internet Messaging Program

Merging into Horde
I don't think merging this to the main Horde framework is such a good idea. IMP has been the original software that Chuck established. It was rather successful and got installed on thousands of servers many of which still use it today. As a webmailer it really has its own profile and competes with alternatives such as Squirrelmail and Roundcube. Horde on the other hand is a web application framework and delivers a well known groupware. While both are linked they have their own characteristics that do not fit that well together on a single page.I will remove the merge suggestion. Gunnar Wrobel (talk) 20:41, 31 January 2012 (UTC)

Notability and third party sources
It seems that the topic is sourced from "horde" and its developers. Without some useful WP:RS in particular sources which are demonstrably third-party and knowledgeable about the topic area, there's not much for the reader here TEDickey (talk) 21:58, 31 January 2012 (UTC)
 * So I removed that note too early. I added two additional external links for now but I planned on expanding the article anyway and will request removal of the note once it has a bit more meat. Gunnar Wrobel (talk) 23:59, 31 January 2012 (UTC)


 * The phpmagazine link is an example of a random comment by an anonymous person (not a good source). The techworld link has the appearance of a press release.  Given the claims in change commentary, there should be better sources than these.  If I'm reading a "review", I'm looking for someone who gives the reader the impression that they've looked at something critically, not merely echoing what the vendor has to say about their product TEDickey (talk) 00:02, 1 February 2012 (UTC)
 * With "change commentary" you refer to my comment "With thousands of installations - some of them serving several million users - I don't see how it could be less notable than its contenders Roundcube and Squirrelmail"? So would it make sense to link to the large installations in the same way as the Roundcube page does this? It would not be much of a problem and as mentioned the installations tend to be larger. But I somehow felt this is not the right way to approach this. Gunnar Wrobel (talk) 07:35, 1 February 2012 (UTC)


 * No, I don't think that would be an improvement (it seems like testimonials, which I've not found to inspire confidence, recalling a popular program whose developers wrote their own). Focusing on finding reviews by individuals who are critical and well-known for their relevant expertise is the route that I would take. TEDickey (talk) 09:11, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Update needed
IMP version H5 (6.0.2) is out since November 2012

See http://lists.horde.org/archives/announce/2012/000844.html — Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.38.94.154 (talk) 04:44, 6 January 2013 (UTC)

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