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From: aaron martinez (aaron_at_philngood.com)
Date: Tue Feb 11 2003 - 12:19:43 CST
Sorry for the HTML, it should be pllain text now
Aaron
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tomasz Papszun" <tomek
lodz.tpsa.pl>
To: "aaron martinez" <aaronphilngood.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 12:16 PM
Subject: Re: /var/spool/mail/$userdir?
> On Tue, 11 Feb 2003 at 12:03:46 -0600, aaron martinez wrote:
>
> This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
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> HI,
>
> I searched the archives for this..and found some stuff way back in 2000 =
> but never saw an answer that i could decipher.
>
> I just installed RH8 and have been using Postfix for some time now on a =
> Mandrake box.
> I'm wondering is there is a way to, instead of creating a /Maildir in =
> each user's home directory, if i can send each user's mail to =
> /var/spool/mail/$usernamedir. I use cyrus on this machine as well. =
> None of my users need a home directory as none of them can log into the =
> machine, so the /var/spool/mail format is much easier to backup. I do =
> like the speed of the maildir format however, this outweighs the =
> simplicity of having everything go to /var/spool/mail.
>
> I just want to know if this is possible editing the main.conf or =
> master.cf
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Aaron
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> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>HI,</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I searched the archives for this..and =
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> decipher.</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I just installed RH8 and have been =
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> log into=20
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> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Thanks in advance,</FONT></DIV>
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> <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Aaron</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>
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>
>
> Please, switch OFF writing HTML-ised messages in your mail program. It's
> against the netiquette!
>
> Your program may also have the setting to use the same format in a
> answer like a format in a original message. This is bad! If some
> clueless user send email with HTML, you will answer with HTML too,
> multiplying junk in the Internet, in hundreds or thousands mailing list
> recipients' mailboxes, in archives of the mailing list stored forever!
>
> --
> Tomasz Papszun SysAdm TP S.A. Lodz, Poland | And it's only
> tomeklodz.tpsa.pl http://www.lodz.tpsa.pl/ | ones and zeros.
>
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