[Jwma-devel] root folder configurable issue

[Leonard S. <sit...@uc...>]

On Monday 27 January 2003 4:09 pm, Dieter Wimberger wrote:
> 3. root folder configurable issue
>
> >> I am aware the UW imapd gives you your home directory. However, note
> >> that with other imapd's the situation is quite different, as they use a
> >> "database" backend for storage (RDBMS, maildir).
> >>
> >> I make following suggestion. We add it up, so that the only thing that
> >> has to be done is to uncomment the field in the preferences (preferably
> >> in the expert mode). Comment/Uncomment it should not be much of a
> >> problem. What do you think?
> >
> >Do you mean that the root folder is a user preference that the user can
> > define in the preferences page, but is only visible when expert mode is
> > enabled?
>
> Yes, more or less, this was the idea.
> If this is not a good idea for your case, I would propose you add a target
> to the build script that makes transformations accordingly (so it is
> automated for you).

I think this will work fine for me.  I am willing to work on this.

At one time I'd created a per-server root folder, too.  There are three 
possibilities:
	per deployment (defined by web administrator)
	per mail server (defined by mail server administrator)
	per user (defined by user)

Is it worth doing all three, or just the first and third?


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