Re: Usermin - Remove 'Delete' Mail Button

[Jamie C. <jca...@we...>]

Don wrote:

>>Don wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Hello,
>>>
>>>In Usermin, would it be possible to disallow deleting of email
>>>
>>messages
>>
>>>for a particular mailbox/user?
>>>
>>
>>Usermin doesn't support per-user module configuration at the moment, so
>>this
>>wouldn't be possible. Is there any particular reason that you want it
>>for though?
>>
>>  - Jamie
>>
> 
> I was exploring the idea of using Usermin as a web interface to a common
> mailbox ( kind of an IMAP idea ).  Since it is a common mailbox, allowing
> anyone to delete a message would be problematic. Currently I have the
> mail
> box converted to an html interface but it is missing some functionality
> that the Usermin interface has built in. One way around the current
> limitation would be to forward the mail to a separate unix box, install
> Web/Usermin on it, and disable the delete function in the
> delete_mail.cgi.
> That way every user wouldn't be affected.  Always open to other ideas 
> though.


I guess one simple solution would be to set the permissions on the mail
file so that users can only read it, not write to it. Usermin will still
display the 'Delete' button, but it won't work ..

  - Jamie