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Trenton Adams wrote: |
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> Hi everyone, |
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> Might I suggest that the courier-imap package adds a directory of |
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> "/etc/skel/.maildir" during install? That way any new users created |
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> on the system would automatically have ".maildir" for use with |
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> courier-imap. Otherwise, courier-imap complains, in |
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> /var/log/mail.log, that the .maildir does not exist. |
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> Is this the right list for suggesting things like this? |
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This is generally why most systems send a new users a welcome email |
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which forces the MTA to create the .maildir/. Courier-imap can add it to |
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/etc/skel/ however this may make troubleshooting more complicated if you |
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do something odd like using mbox in your MTA and decide to install |
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Courier. You might confuse some applications, but generally it doesn't |
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seem like a bad idea. |
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It might make things complicated when you switch to a virtual system |
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and your users don't get automatic maildirs anymore. I'd lean towards |
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leaving .maildir/ out of /etc/skel/ in this case so that behavior is |
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consistent in all installs. |
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In any case I'd do some more thinking about it and request the |
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enhancement through bugzilla with your well thought out arguements that |
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consider more than just a simple system. |
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kashani |
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