[imp] IMP: How can you retrieve mail from multiple backend servers?

[David Walsh]

That is exactly what I had in mind to do but was unsure where to start.

Any chance of you pasting your servers.php config file ( all important
stuff xxx'd out )  to the list as a working example. I'm sure I would not
be the only one grateful.

Cheers

--- David Walsh

On Tue, 18 Feb 2003, Liam Hoekenga wrote:

> David -
>
> Write a function that retrieves the information you need from LDAP server, and
> reference it from the server list.  Being php, the config files are actually
> pretty flexible in what you can do with them.
>
> For example, to determine what IMAP server our users talk to, we do...
>
>     $servers['umce'] = array(
>         'name' => 'UMCE IMAP Service',
>         'server' => substr ($_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'],0,1)
>                     . '.imap.itd.umich.edu',
>         ...);
>
> There's no reason you couldn't do...
>
>     function getMailServer($username){
>         blah blah blah
>         ...
>         return($server);
>     }
>
> include that... then do..
>
>     $servers['IMAP'] = array(
>         'name' => 'IMAP Server',
>         'server' => getMailServer($username),
>         ...);
>
> where $username contains (GASP!) the username.  We're able to get that from
> $_SERVER['REMOTE_USER'], ymmv.
>
> Liam
>
> Quoting David Walsh <davow at OntheNet.com.au>:
>
> >
> > This is a request for this subject also.
> >
> > To summarize, is there an updated Scalable WebMail HOWTO for IMP 3.1.
> >
> > I have a requirement to get IMP to talk to whatever mailserver (maildrop
> > attribute) that is listed in LDAP for a user. I have searched the lists
> > and google for this info but have found no example or instruction. I have
> > seen plenty of requests for this feature though.
> >
> > Can IMP 3.1 retrieve the mailserver ( or whatever ) attribute from LDAP
> > instead of referring to the servers.php .
> > Having a drop-down box list of mailservers is not an acceptable solution (
> > as told to me by my Boss )
> >
> >
> > Thank you to any enquiries.
> >
> > If I get a good Howto, I promise to create a web-site with instructions.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> >
> > --- David Walsh
> >
> >
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