Hi David, On Thu, 2002-11-07 at 05:39, David Dooling wrote: > On Thu, Nov 07, 2002 at 07:14:42AM -0600, David Dooling wrote: > > On Wed, Nov 06, 2002 at 02:57:49PM -0800, Chris Fischer wrote: > > > Is it possible with SM to have the default folder location for Sent, > > > Trash, etc. to not be in the user's home directory...meaning completely > > > outside of their home directory? > > > > The solution we went with is to not mount home directories on > > the mail server. Rather, we have a large /var/mail partition > > (separate from /var to avoid the problem of ever-growing log files). > > Under /var/mail we created a directory name HOME with a subfolder for > > each user (~300). We then created symlinks from where their actual > > home directory would be mounted to the location under /var/mail/HOME.
A very clever solution...I like it. Unfortunately it's not going to work with the way I've got things setup. Actually, none of this would even be an issue if everyone's home directory were on the same box (or even the same LAN), which they're not. What I was hoping for here was an option like Openwebmail has. In their conf file is the setting: use_homedirfolders no When set to 'no' it stores user's mail folders in /var/www/cgi-bin/openwebmail/etc/users/$USERNAME instead of the user's home directory. It's not the location I'd have picked, but it solves the problem of not having mail sent over an NFS mount, over a VPN connection, which is painfully slow for the users. Now, I understand Jonathan's point that SM is putting mail where the IMAP server says it should go, but it doesn't necessarily have to be that way. :-) An option similar to what Openwebmail uses would be nice (hint, hint). Consider it a feature request. :-) Jonathan suggested I take a look at the IMAP server, which is UW by the way, and see if a change can be make there. Somehow, I doubt it. Meanwhile, I'll have to look into other solutions....I'd really rather not switch from SM as it's much better than Openwebmail. Thanks much for everyone's help and suggestions. Regards, Chris Fischer > > I have attached a script that goes through all the password entries > and creates the needed files for the above setup. Run perldoc on it > for more information. It also understands the --help option. > > dd > -- > David Dooling ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: See the NEW Palm Tungsten T handheld. Power & Color in a compact size! http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?palm0001en -- squirrelmail-users mailing list List Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2995 List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
