> My question is this: > Is it better to store the mail somewhere else entirely - i.e. > /var/mail/users or something or a new home directory (/home/mailstorage) > or something? In which case how best to set up permissions? It seems > that when the mail is stored it gets the username as the owner:group. > This should mean that logging in over imap should allow that user to > read/manipulate mail
Yes, use Cyrus IMAPd, which uses a sealed mailstore, and don't access your mailbox through anything other than a mail related protocol (IMAP/POP). > Or should I try to share out a different directory via Samba. I.e. > Leave the mail in /home/username/.Maildir and get Samba to share out > /home/username/samba for example? You can also continue your current setup and just use Samba's veto files directive in the home directory share to hide whatever directory contains the user's mail [homedir] ... veto files = /.Maildir/ ... > Obviously, I can bodge this around with permissions etc but would prefer > any links to best practice so that we can implement the best way on all > future installs. -- OpenGroupware developer: [email protected] <http://whitemiceconsulting.blogspot.com/> OpenGroupare & Cyrus IMAPd documenation @ <http://docs.opengroupware.org/Members/whitemice/wmogag/file_view> -- To unsubscribe from this list go to the following URL and read the instructions: https://lists.samba.org/mailman/options/samba
