>> Hi, >> >> Does anyone know why we need the FTP access for the vacation and >> forwarding pluggin? ie. why do I need FTP to access to IMAP account >> home directories? > > plugin has to modify files that contain vacation settings. This has to be > done under user privileges. Webserver's user can't modify files in user's > homedir directly and system might refuse to process .forward file that is > world writable.
Although note that there are other forwarding plugins that work differently; there is at least one that uses mysql, and I don't remember, but I think there is one that uses a suid binary to modify the files directly without the use of ftp. However, many of these are specific to your email system, which limits your choices... - Paul ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: IBM Linux Tutorials. Become an expert in LINUX or just sharpen your skills. Sign up for IBM's Free Linux Tutorials. Learn everything from the bash shell to sys admin. Click now! http://ads.osdn.com/?ad_id78&alloc_id371&op=click -- squirrelmail-users mailing list List Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id)95 List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
