[imp] Administered identities - once more!

[Eric Rostetter]

Quoting fabricio bianco abreu <fabricio at tc.df.gov.br>:

> Let me make myself clear:

Always good ;)
 
> 1. A regular user should have only one identity, and should not be able to
> change "from address", "full name" and "respond to".

Well, that part is easy to do.  Just set the "default_identity" pref
to locked status, and then do the same (lock) the from_addr, fullname,
and replyto_addr.  That should stop anyone from having multiple identities
or changing their address/name.

> 2. The horde administrator should be able to give some (but not all) users a
> second identity (which would represent a department in my organization).

This is not currently available, as Chuck has stated.  You would only be
able to do this from outside Horde.  Depending on your version of horde/imp,
it may or may not work as you desire after you lock the preferences (we've
changed how this works a few times, and I'm not sure how these particular
preferences work, so I'm not going to predict whether it would work or
not).

> These
> users should be able to send mail identified as themselves or representing
> the
> department. These users should not able to change the second (departamental)
> identity. (We could think of it as the user impersonating the department)

They would not be able to change any identity (first or second) in this setup.
 
> How could it be accomplished?

You would need to, as a start, write (or wait for) a preference admin 
interface, as Chuck previously replied.

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> Citando Eric Rostetter <eric.rostetter at physics.utexas.edu>:
> 
> > Quoting fabricio bianco abreu <fabricio at tc.df.gov.br>:
> >
> > > I would like to enable identityes in imp 3.2.1 adminstravively, that is,
> > > horde admin would set one or more fixed identity for some users (not for
> > > all of them). Users themselves should not be able to create their own
> > > alternete identity.  Users with a fixed alternative identity would have
> > > the ability to send mail "in behalf of" such identity.
> >
> > What exactly do you want to restrict?  Just them changing the From:
> > address,
> > or having identities at all?
> >
> > > How could I accomplish it?
> >
> > I won't answer this until I know what your actual goal is (From: address
> > only, or really disable identities).
> >
> > > PS: I know there is no support for such feature in imp 3.1 because chuck
> > said
> > > so! http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=imp&m=103651315816971&w=2)
> >
> > He was, I think, refering specifically to the ability to administratively
> > set/change peoples preferences/identities via Horde itself.  You could
> > obviously do this via some backend (e.g. if you save stuff in an sql
> > database, you could use sql to manipulate the identities).
> >
> > So, if you can or can not do what you want depends on what you want.
> > What you want to restrict/change, and if you are willing to go outside
> > Horde to make the changes or not.
> >
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> > Eric Rostetter
> > The Department of Physics
> > The University of Texas at Austin
> >
> > Why get even? Get odd!
> >
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Eric Rostetter
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