Sounds interesting, I'll definately give it a try. Cheers. :)

this is great but would be nice if there was a vbulletin interface for the webmail and not the boring dull cpanel interfaces :|

OK all done but no idea how to edit the mod....whats the details?

OK have i got this right? You need to make an email account for your users first? then it will verify it over the forums?!? or no?

Thanks but do you have a live demo for this?

Try this: http://www.tchatting.com/email.php

Laters

Ok.

I have it setup and working

Edit the cp_email_config.php file and input your own data.
Upload the files to your forums root.
Forum members can only access this script so no outsiders can get in.

run /your forum url/email.php

You will see a box asking you to input a password, this is the password to access mail and not your forum access password.

Once thats done the script will setup a pop3 email on your server using your forums URL. Once the password is entered and confirmed on screen the user is then given the opertunity to log into there new email account.

Re-enter /forums url/email.php and enter your password, your now at the webmail screen and therefore able to send and receive emails via your server and forums URL.

Laters

Could I ask the learned people out there is it wise to have a what appears to be a non protected php file on your public webspace with your cpanel username and password in it.

Try reading one of your own php files via the web.

I am not a person experienced at hacking so me not being able to do it means nothing, that is why I asked the question here.