On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 11:59:49PM -0400, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > On Fri, Jul 05, 2002 at 11:51:01PM -0400, Ben Rosengart wrote: > > > We don't build the userdb on the same host where we use it. > > You have a site-specific custom configuration.
The destination directory can currently be set at compile time. I am proposing making this configurable at run-time too. What is the down-side? Who could possibly be harmed by making the software slightly more flexible? > > We could use the symlink trick, but what happens when we want to > > have a couple of different courier-imap installations with different > > userdbs? > > Create different symlinks. Can you explain exactly how this would work? Remember: the goal here is to be able to generate distinct userdbs from distinct source files on the same host. > Existing facilities already handle the situation adequately. How? Unless I misunderstand the directory mechanism, neither of the methods you've suggested is adequate. -- Ben Rosengart (212) 741-4400 x215 Microsoft has argued that open source is bad for business, but you have to ask, "Whose business? Theirs, or yours?" --Tim O'Reilly ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by: Jabber - The world's fastest growing real-time communications platform! Don't just IM. Build it in! http://www.jabber.com/osdn/xim _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
