We're considering creating a AFS-based mail spool so that every
AFS users can have a common mail address and read mails from anywhere.
There are two different solutions we're comparing and we'd like to hear
any comments, suggestions and experiences on these solutions.
The first solution is to deliver mails to each user's home
directory. A central mail server receives mails, it obtains a special
token which enables to deliver mails to user's home, and deliver the mail
to $HOME/Mail by 'procmail' process.
The second solution is to delver mails to a central AFS-based mail
spool directory. For example, there's /afs/p/mail/spool/$USER directory
for each user's mails.
Both solutions are required to satisfy the seamless transitions
for current users which are accustomed to the local mail delivery and
minimize the change of the current MUA binaries (mail, elm, pine, ...).
We encounters some problems such as file locking, ACL setting,
MUA recompiling, user tranining, etc... Any idea is highly appreciated.
Sincerely,
Jay Kim
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