Dynamically creating and managing email accounts

[ShadowX]

Hi all,

I'm trying to build a webmail script that allows users to create email accounts by simply registering and do stuff like changing their password.

I have explored different IMAP functions, searched the Internet for user registration possibilities, but I cannot seem to find a solution to actually dynamically create email accounts. The only possible alternative I have found is to use things like cPanel, but I would rather not rely on something like that.

I wouldn't have to create accounts on a remote server, doing it on the server that my script resides on would do the magic too.

I'm quite frankly out of ideas, anyone help?

[mtmosier]

I only have experience with cryus imap mail server, but when I create a new mailbox I basically just do an imap command of 'create "user/name" as the administrative user.