Re: [maildropl] How do I set an MOTD

[Sam V. <mr...@co...>]

Malaney J. Hill writes:

> Thanks for the quick response!
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> I assume this has to be done for each user on my system right?=C2=A0 Al=
l of my
> users use the same uid/gid.=C2=A0 What does placing in tmp do?=C2=A0 Is =
that step=20
> necessary?

Yes.  Read the maildir documentation on the web for the gory details.

> Finally, could maildrop be used to place the motd file on a user's=20
> account, say on the=20
> next mail delivery?

Well, it's possible, but tricky.  You'll have to write some tricky stuff =
to=20
make sure that the message only gets placed once, into the mailbox.

But it's easier just to write a simple external script to deliver the=20
message.

If all mailboxes use the same uid and gid, and all mailboxes are on the s=
ame=20
partition, you could just create a hardlink from each maildir to the mess=
age=20
file.