Strange URL

[#1]

I clicked on my webmail bookmark earlier and it appeared as: https://webmail.plus.net/squirrelmail/src/login.php

What is this, please?

[#2]

The web address of Plusnet's Squirrel Mail web service.

[#3]

Not sure why it appeared: I've never used Squirrel!

[#4]

@Silverwhistle 

You may not have realised it but if you've used Plusnet webmail then you've used squirrel mail.

[#5]

Squirrel is the BASIC webmail. The normal webmail client is roundcube.

[#6]

@Townman 

I don’t normally use Plusnet email. I assume that they are synchronised IMAP servers? When do users connect to squirrel mail and when Roundcube?

[#7]

@Baldrick1 The default is Roundcube, but you can select Sqirrelmail  'basic webmail', from the webmail start page.

[#8]

Thanks @jab1 . I  can see that now. I won’t bother asking why or what the differences are as I don’t use it.

[#9]

Couldn't tell you anyway, I only use it if I get a spam mail, to report it.

[#10]

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@Baldrick1 wrote:

@Townman 

I don’t normally use Plusnet email. I assume that they are synchronised IMAP servers? When do users connect to squirrel mail and when Roundcube?

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Hi hairless Richard,

You hint at a common misunderstanding about "webmail".  Webmail is not a separate mail service but is an IMAP email client, running on Plusnet's web servers, which access the same mail server as that accessed by other email clients (both IMAP and POP3) run on PCs, tablets and telephones.

Plusnet offers two web based email clients: Round-Cube (aka advanced) and Squirrel mail (aka basic).

Does that help?

[#11]

@Townman 

That makes perfect sense. Thank you,