On Thu, Aug 19, 1999 at 02:32:47PM -0700,
Richard G. Duvall <rgduvall@???> is thought to have said:
> Okay, then will moving the maildrops into the hierarchy scheme cause an
> issue with the popper, imapd, etc?
>
> Also, I have the user's logins as /sbin/nologin. Since this is the case,
> do my users really need a home directory on the mail server other than for
> storing mail if I choose to store their spool there? They are using imap
> in some cases, but I know that pop3 doesn't require a home directory.
> Just want this set up so that it is transparent to the customer.
>
> so, you are saying it would be wise to do /usr/home on the RAID-10 setup,
> rather than /var/mail, and store the mail in each user's home directory.
> Right? Actually, I kind of like that idea, just as long as the popper and
> imapd knows where to find the mail when somebody checks for new mail.
>
No that's really not necessary since your users don't have shell access. All of
the systems I've built, they have so that has influenced my choice of file
system layout. You should do what is appropriate for your environment.
And yes you'll have to rebuild your POP/IMAP daemons to support that layout. As
well as anything else that needs to touch users' mailboxes.
Tabor
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Tabor J. Wells twells@???
Fsck It! Just another victim of the ambient morality
