I have no idea about why it is like that. One approach suggested by one of the member in mailing list was, using "Single Sing on"/"AD", but in this case it may not work.
I have similar requirement too. If you found any hack, please post on this thread. Good luck! On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Jerry M <techst...@malcolms.com> wrote: > Thanks for the response. Just curious if it's a policy thing or if it is > just a feature that has no one has implemented. > > If someone can get me at least in the zip code for the package/class that > does the security authentication (just so I don't have to spend a few days > trying to search through the code trying to find it...) I'll see what kind > of a hack I can create at least on my own local version. > > Thanks. > > Jerry > > > On 3/10/2014 10:27 AM, Girivaraprasad Nambari wrote: > >> I have asked similar question few months ago and answer was: *NO admin >> access. * >> >> >> >> On Mon, Mar 10, 2014 at 11:14 AM, Jerry M <techst...@malcolms.com> wrote: >> >> Is there any way to set up an 'admin' password for accounts so I can use >>> the standard IMAP interface to do things like prune the spam folders for >>> all accounts, etc? I know I can always go straight to the database >>> tables >>> and delete rows (for pruning spam folders). But I know the tables are >>> interconnected, and this means I have to have an accurate understanding >>> of >>> all of the data structures which presents a risk of db corruption if I >>> don't do it correctly. Using the IMAP interface just as an IMAP client >>> program would will allow me to locate expired messages in spam folders >>> and >>> delete them without risk of corrupting the mail db. The only problem >>> with >>> that is that with one-way encryption of the passwords for the account, I >>> have no way to know the mailbox's password and therefore I have no way >>> use >>> the IMAP interface to access the mailbox. >>> >>> So is there any way to add multiple passwords to a userId and/or just >>> have >>> a backdoor 'admin' password? Or is there someway to say "if request is >>> from localhost no password is required for IMAP"? Or am I going about >>> this >>> all wrong for pruning spam folders, etc? >>> >>> Thx. >>> >>> Jerry >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org >>> For additional commands, e-mail: server-user-h...@james.apache.org >>> >>> >>> >> >> ----- >> No virus found in this message. >> Checked by AVG - www.avg.com >> Version: 2014.0.4335 / Virus Database: 3722/7174 - Release Date: 03/10/14 >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: server-user-unsubscr...@james.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: server-user-h...@james.apache.org > >
