My sincere apologies - I wasn't trying to get anyone upset (as I evidently did). I was always taught to snip for brevity if it doesn't remove any context. I'll go whip myself so everyone feels better. Jeez - you people are happy little vegemites aren't you? BTW - I never said it was an "SM issue" - I get the distinct feeling that you thought I was "blaming" squirrelmail - far from it - I think it's a bloody good product. I was simply asking for advice and looking for a solution to a problem as opposed to being talked down to like some kind of fsckwit. I also think maybe you should go take a few deep breaths. N/ Paul Lesniewski wrote: > Why did you flatten the quoted text in this thread? Please reply in > text with quoted text preserved. > > >> We recently installed Squirrelmail onto a customer's mail server. >> >> The setup is this: >> >> FC9 >> php-5.1.6-3.7.fc6 >> httpd-2.2.3-5 >> dovecot-1.0.3-6.fc6 >> SquirrelMail version 1.4.15 >> >> As well as the normal users account, we also have an account called (for the >> sake of brevity) "Plans" (think "Customers"). Below this account is a >> separate folder for each Plan. It looks like this: >> >> Plan-1 >> Plan-2 >> ...... >> ...... >> Plan-9999 >> >> Each of the users has responsibility for a subset of the Plans, but >> everybody also needs access to all the Plans folders. >> >> Consequently, an end users folder structure will look like this: >> >> Inbox >> Trash >> My Plans >> Plan-27 >> Plan-101 >> Personal Files >> Work Files >> More Folder >> ........... >> More Folders >> All Plans >> Plan-1 >> Plan-2 >> Plan-3 >> ..... >> ..... >> Plan-999 >> Other Folders >> >> This has been done so that they can collapse "All Plans" and deal just with >> "My Plans" but they can (of needed) get access to all the plans (customers) >> emails. >> >> The "All Plans" is a separate IMAP account that everyone is subscribed to. >> >> The "My Plans is a just folder that contains symbolic links back to the >> actual folders (from All Plans). >> >> >> symlinks to implement shared mail folders? Is this the official >> recommendation from dovecot on how to implement this? If dovecot >> dumps any of its own data (subscription/other) files into mail >> folders, then this kind of symlinking is bound to break IMO. You need >> to take this whole design to the dovecot community and make sure it >> really will work before you try to figure out if it will work via >> webmail. If you insist on solving a server problem using a client, >> though, turn up your IMAP logging verbosity or sniff the connection >> between webmail and IMAP to see the commands and responses and errors >> dovecot is throwing. >> >> >> Dovecot does not recommend using symlinks. I have managed dovecot servers >> Since Redhat v8 and have never recommended or have it recommended to me to >> ever use symlinks. On the contrary, using symlinks can, and apparently >> does, cause undesirable affects. >> >> Don't use symlinks unless you can verify and quantify the potentialities >> as you encounter them. Too many moving parts? Start over and do it 'by the >> book' >> >> My 2 pence. >> >> Karl >> >> >> >> Whilst I do not doubt your good intentions and experience, and have no >> desire to get into a tussle over this, according to Tino Sirainen just a few >> months ago: >> >> Some future Dovecot version will hopefully have a better support for >> shared mailboxes, but for now symlinks are probably the best you can do. >> > > Then it sounds like a hack to begin with which should send up red > flags for anyone running a production system. Maybe you should use an > IMAP server that has correctly implemented a shared folders solution. > If you remain with your current implementation, then my last > suggestion is your next step. I don't really think this is a SM > issue. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge > Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes > Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world > http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ > ----- > squirrelmail-users mailing list > Posting guidelines: http://squirrelmail.org/postingguidelines > List address: squirrelmail-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > List archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user > List info (subscribe/unsubscribe/change options): https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the Moblin Your Move Developer's challenge Build the coolest Linux based applications with Moblin SDK & win great prizes Grand prize is a trip for two to an Open Source event anywhere in the world http://moblin-contest.org/redirect.php?banner_id=100&url=/ ----- squirrelmail-users mailing list Posting guidelines: http://squirrelmail.org/postingguidelines List address: squirrelmail-users@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx List archives: http://news.gmane.org/gmane.mail.squirrelmail.user List info (subscribe/unsubscribe/change options): https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
