* Walter Holladay [Sat, 7 May 2005 at 17:39 -0600] > I'm trying to setup a mail server using Postfix and courier-imap. > However, the documentation is a bit confusing. In /etc/postfix/main.cf > it says: > # DELIVERY TO MAILBOX > # > # The home_mailbox parameter specifies the optional pathname of a > # mailbox file relative to a user's home directory. The default > # mailbox file is /var/spool/mail/user or /var/mail/user. Specify > # "Maildir/" for qmail-style delivery (the / is required). > # > #home_mailbox = Mailbox > #home_mailbox = Maildir/ > > This is confusing because on the one hand it says you specify the > pathname relative to the user's home dir. But then is says the default > is /var/spool/mail/user. The only way I could make it work is to create > a Maildir directory in my home using "maildirmake." However, I would > rather have the Maildir be in /var/spool/mail. So.. what do I have to do > in order to make the Maildir reside in /var/spool/mail/user? > > Thanks, > Walter
I think postfix has a $user variable that can be used to substitute the username, though I haven't verified this so you'll want to test. Anyway, doing something like home_mailbox = /var/spool/mail/$user should do the trick. Von Fugal
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