Odhiambo
Thanks. That's somewhat clearer. As it happens, one of my reasons for going
the IMAP-UW path is that I wish to run the "prayer" webmail interface. Also,
I had real difficulty getting cyrus-imap to install and work when I last
tried (mind you, it was the authentication that failed.)
Best regards
Martyn Hill
Network Administrator
St James Independent School
London
----- Original Message -----
From: "Odhiambo Washington" <wash@???>
To: "Martyn Hill" <m.hill@???>
Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 5:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Exim] Standard directories used for exim/IMAP-UW
> * Martyn Hill <m.hill@???> [20030305 16:19]: wrote:
> > Dear all
> >
> > Having studied as much documentation as I can manage (including the
O'Reilly
> > Exim handbook), I find I'm still unsure as to where I should configure
the
> > various directories for mail.
> >
> > We are running FreeBSD 4.5, Exim 3.36 and (trying to run) IMAP-UW to
support
> > Outlook Express clients.
>
> Forget about IMAP-UW. Use courier-imap with authpam if your users are
system users
> (in /etc/passwd). Now to the answers:
>
> > Where are the most appropriate locations for the following files:
> >
> > Exim's spool queue
>
> By default it is /var/spool/exim/
>
>
> > Users' mail boxes (as far as Exim is concerned)
>
> Well, depending on how you configure Exim, whether to deliver to mbox or
> Maildir, the locations, for FreeBSD would be /var/mail/$user (mbox) or
> $home/Maildir/ (Maildir). I recommend you use Maildir format because there
> are no locking problems.
>
>
> > Users' mail box (in mbx format) for IMAP-UW
>
> It will read /var/mail/$user. Please update your ports, unistall imap-uw
> and install courier-imap. The config is so easy.
>
>
> > I know that last one is OT, but wonder if someone running this
combination
> > could share their configuration.
>
> Yes. Write to me off list. You really should run Exim-4.12, but because
you
> insist, I can strip down my 3.36 config and pass it to you.
>
> > Thanks in advance. Hope I don't upset any experts with the simplicity of
the
> > question...
>
> Your questions are quite straight and to the point. I am no expert but I
know they
> really don't mind it.
>
> Hey, since you live in London, Philip Hazel always have courses on Exim in
Cambridge.
> I live far, far away in Kenya:)
>
>
>
> -Wash
>
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