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From:	"Abraham Backus" <abraham AT backus DOT com>
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Subject:	Re: IMAP server, anyone?
Date:	Thu, 17 Apr 2003 11:48:39 -0700
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I've been having the same problems with the latest versions of the IMAP
server, which is one of the reasons why I haven't yet initiated the steps to
have the server added to cygwin setup.  I have been having success with the
2000c version of the server with some patches.  This version runs ok for me
with a typical inetd.conf configuration and it handles multiple users
without trouble.  It will put your INBOX file in /var/mail/<username> and
any other mailbox files in your home directory.

I imagine the latest versions work fine on linux, so if you're going to be
putting this server on your linux box, a new version of imap (2002c) was
just announced.


----- Original Message -----
> I had at one time tried to set up an IMAP server and was conversing with
> a fellow named Edwardo (or something like that) about it. IIRC I got to
> the point were it would run but if the server ran as SYSTEM I could not
> get to my mail. It was as if it could not effectively switch user to my
> user ID and thus would not know where my home directory was therefore
> not be able to see all my mail folders. If I had changed the inetd.conf
> setting to use my username then I would be able to see things but that
> left my system wide open securitywise.



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