Thus far I've not had any problems with dots in mailbox names. I've
tried the different scenarios you've mentioned on my personal computer
(running Microsoft Outlook Express). I cannot create any mailbox
folders that end with a dot in the name, although you can prefix the
mailbox name with a dot. You can't create 'cyrus.cache',
'cyrus.header', or any other names that would conflict either...
-David
----- Original Message -----
From: Lawrence Greenfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: David Fuchs <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Allan Rafuse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: Cyrus Info Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, March 17, 2001 11:58 AM
Subject: Re: Patch to change dots to slashes.
> While I haven't studied your patch in detail, the normal problem with
> swapping "/" for "." and then allowing "." inside a mailbox component
is
> that the code is not nearly as paranoid as it should be.
>
> What do you do if a user tries creating a mailbox named "." or ".."?
What
> about a mailbox named "5." or "cyrus.cache"?
>
> Larry
>
> --On Tuesday, March 13, 2001 12:33:07 PM -0800 David Fuchs
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> >
> > I'm currently using the patch on a small (5 user) system running
Cyrus
> > 2.0.12. I've not had any problems since I created and applied the
patch,
> > but I'm only one person...
> >
> > I have made some small changes. The latest patches are attached to
this
> > message. If there are any problems, please let me know right away!
I
> > plan to use the patched version of Cyrus for a large ISP I work for,
> > however I'd like some input from other users first.
> >
> > -David Fuchs
> >
> >
> > Allan Rafuse wrote:
> >
> >> Does anyone have any comments on this patch. Does it work
> >> well, any problems. Also, will it work with 2..0.12?
> >>
> >> -Allan
> >>
> >> On Wed, 14 Feb 2001 14:47:52 -0800, David Fuchs wrote:
> >>
> >>
> >>> Attached are two patch-files that will change the Netnews dot
delimiter
> >>> to a slash in Cyrus. I created these patches from the sources for
> >>> 2.0.11 (you shouldn't need 2.0.11 to apply it though). The first
file
> >>> (imappatch) needs to be run in the IMAP directory of the Cyrus
sources.
> >>> The second file (libpatch) needs to be run in the lib directory of
the
> >>> Cyrus sources.
> >>>
> >>> User mailboxes will act differently with the patch applied. Dots
are
> >>> now allowed in usernames, but not slashes.
> >>>
> >>> Example of a mailbox listing:
> >>>
> >>> cyradm> lm
> >>> user/david.fuchs
> >>> user/david.fuchs/subfolder
> >>>
> >>> I've tested this patch with Microsoft Outlook Express and Pine as
mail
> >>> clients (POP3 and IMAP). Everything seems to work fine. I'm not
a
> >>> professional developer, so if there are any problems please mail
me.
> >>>
> >>> -David Fuchs
> >>>
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> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> <- Allan Rafuse ->
> >> Systems Administrator
> >> Freeview Publishing Inc.
> >> email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> >> web: http://www.freeview.com
> >
>
>
>
>
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