On 12/Nov/11 01:38, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > Lucio Crusca writes: >> In data martedì 27 settembre 2011 23:49:25, Sam Varshavchik ha scritto: >>> Lucio Crusca writes: >>>> 7. some users share a common mailbox (info@....). They >>>> SHOULD see unread messages as unread, even when another user >>>> has already read that same messages >>> >>> filesystem permission-based shared folders [...] are severely >>> feature-limited. >>> >>> Virtual accounts and virtual shared folders are better, but >>> with virtual shared folders all message metadata is shared. >>> Everyone sees the same status of each message >> >> Is that a Courier limitation or is it a fundamental law of this >> universe? In other words, are you aware of any imap server that does >> not share all metadata while letting me use virtual accounts? > > In maildirs, the message metadata is a part of the filename. Everyone > sees the same filename. If the file's name changes, everything sees > the new filename. And since all accounts see the same file, everything > sees the same message metadata. > > If you want maildirs, this is what you're going to get. > > There are many other IMAP servers that use something other than > maildirs. You need something other than maildirs or old-fashioned mbox > files, though. You need something that uses its own custom mail > storage.
Another possibility is replicated maildirs. Rather than accessing the same storage, different users have their own copy of each message. (I'd do that with .courier. Probably it could also be done using links, if the trouble were worth the gain.) That way, users have no clue as to whether anyone else already read or replied to a message. -- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ RSA(R) Conference 2012 Save $700 by Nov 18 Register now http://p.sf.net/sfu/rsa-sfdev2dev1 _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
