Re: [exim] How to move users Maildirs

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Συντάκτης: keenboy
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Thanks Renaud,

This will do the trick!

Many Thanks


Renaud Allard wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> keenboy wrote:
>> Hello,
>>
>> I have a mail server which runs Exim. The problem I have is that the
>> users
>> maildir is visible inside their home directories. This is a potential
>> problem because it can be easily deleted my mistake.
>>
>> Is the Exim MTA able to be configured so that the maildir can be hidden
>> as
>> .maildir?
>>
>
> Of course, in your transport for maildir, you probably have something
> like:
> maildir_home:
>          driver          = appendfile
>          directory       = $home/Maildir
>          delivery_date_add
>          envelope_to_add
>          return_path_add
>          maildir_format
>          mode            = 0600
>          mode_fail_narrower = false

>
> What you have to do is to change the "directory" variable to the one you
> wish (i.e: directory = $home/.maildir) .
>
> However, you will also have to move all mails to this directory
> manually, and you may have to reconfigure your pop/imap/webmail services
> too to reflect this change.
>
>
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