[Andreas Schuldei] > but then it would not be a win to remove the mailspool. we would > only void information that might become interesting again, later.
I do not follow you? > in germany all documents have to be archived for some time when a > user writes his final exames, to be able to detect fraud and > cheating after the fact. mail is certainly one possible resource > here. This sounds like an argument for closing accounts and waiting a while before removing them. Not for keeping the mail around when removing accounts. > what are the reasons that the mailspool must be removed? what do we > win by doing it now? the mailspool is savely stored in the user's > entry in the attic and can be taken care of when it comes to to > controlled removal. Mailspool should be removed when the home directory is removed, to make sure no orphaned mail spool files are left hanging around when the account is removed.
