[imp] identities

[Fabrice Grelaud]

Chris H. wrote:
> Quoting Grelaud Fabrice <f.grelaud at drimm.u-bordeaux1.fr>:
> 
>> Quoting Stuart Morrison <sjm at sjmorrison.net>:
>>
>>> Grelaud Fabrice wrote:
>>>
>>>> Quoting "Chris H." <fbsd at 1command.com>:
>>>>
>>>>> Quoting Fabrice Grelaud <f.grelaud at drimm.u-bordeaux1.fr>:
>>>>>
>>>>>> lst_hoe01 at kwsoft.de wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Zitat von Fabrice Grelaud <f.grelaud at drimm.u-bordeaux1.fr>:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> lst_hoe01 at kwsoft.de wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This is basically the same requirement we have. See thread on 
>>>>>>>>> the   mailinglist :
>>>>>>>>> http://search.gmane.org/search.php?group=gmane.comp.horde.imp&query=Prepopulated+value+for+%22from_addr%22 
>>>>>>>>> Can you check if we are trying to solve the same problem. Maybe 
>>>>>>>>> i can get some holiday worker to code PHP so we can provide a 
>>>>>>>>> solution at the   list.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Andreas
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> It seems same thing...
>>>>>>>> I've locked default-identity for only one identity by users.
>>>>>>>> However, i need for a particular user another field "from_addr" 
>>>>>>>> when he
>>>>>>>> composes message.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What about the answer to your post from Jan ?
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>> Fabrice
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> That's where i like to use some PHP-coder in the holidays to get 
>>>>>>> a  enum field in the prefs, preferable for populating it from all 
>>>>>>> the  configurable backends.
>>>>>>> This way the user can choose only the sender addresses which are 
>>>>>>>  defined as aliases for the mailaccount in question.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Andreas
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> Do you have some php-coders at disposal ? Cause, me, i'm rather 
>>>>>> newbie in php.
>>>>>> For my environment (university), it will be great to differentiate 
>>>>>> identities's options between "personnel" (multiple identity) and 
>>>>>> "student" (only one identity, locked) except particular case as my 
>>>>>> problem today. Some prefs by group, maybe...
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Am I missing something here? If using sendmail on a NIX box, you can
>>>>> assign aliases for any individual you wish. I have found that IMP
>>>>> (with an IMAP server) correctly expands the available aliases for
>>>>> the user. Thereby only permitting the choice of*valid* aliases for
>>>>> for the sender.
>>>>> Is this not your desired goal?
>>>>>
>>>>> --Chris H.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks
>>>>>> Fabrice
>>>>>>
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>>>>
>>>> If it was an alias ? My user have his own student's box, i could 
>>>> attach an alias
>>>> at this box. Sure... but not in my case where I can't attach a 
>>>> functionnal
>>>> address like secretariat at domain.tld to a person, i 've to use a 
>>>> functionnal
>>>> box, independent. And now I would like my student compose message in 
>>>> imp with
>>>> this address. My problem, default_identity, from_address are locked for
>>>> students.
>>>>
>>>> That's it...
>>>>
>>>>
>>> It is not something I have had to do but:
>>>
>>> Do you want your student to choose which from_address he is using?
>>>
>>> If not and you are using a database preference backend can you not 
>>> just change the from_address in the relevant record?
>>>
>>> If you do want the student to choose the from address I would have 
>>> thought you could use a custom hook.
>>>
>>> HTH
>>>
>>> Regards
>>>
>>> Stuart Morrison
>>>
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> In horde, my student have a default_identity whith his student's 
>> from_address
>> obtained from LDAP and all locked.
>> On my mail server, i 've got a virtual_address 
>> (secretariat_student at domain.tld)
>> which is redirected towards the student's address.
>> So, by imp, he receives these own mails and mails from the functionnal 
>> box.
>> The problem: He can't send mail with the functionnal from_address box, 
>> only with
>> his own student's from-address.
>> Notice: to date, this is a redirection, but it will be a functionnal 
>> box shared
>> by the student with rights access (we use Cyrus imap). Log in horde 
>> with his
>> student's account and then see the mails from the shared box. The 
>> problem is
>> the same as before, he can't compose message with the good from_address.
> 
> 
> This is because your mailer daemon (rightfully) does not relay mail for
> just anybody. You could allow relaying for this one particular individual
> (and others, of course). If you were using sendmail, for example. You
> can open the: _virtualusertable_ file and add the following:
> secretariat_student at domain.tld   yourusersemailname at real.tld
> You could also open the: _trusted-users_ file and simply add their name
> there. But this probably would not completely resolve your situation.
> You might also get away with simply adding their _real_ email address
> to sendmails _access_ file. eg; the line:
> yourusersemailname at real.tld OK
> Give it a try. If I have understood your goal(s) correctly, one of
> these suggestions should do the trick.
> 
> Beast wishes,
> Chris H.
> 
Hi,

i'm not sure to understand...
I use postfix and in virtual_alias_map i got a redirect file where:
secretariat_student at domain.tld   studentname at domain.tld
Thus, all messages sended to the functionnal address are redirected to 
student box.
In imp, my student 've only one identity (his student's identity with 
his student's address, default policy for our students).
So when he composes a message from imp, the from_address is 
studentname at domain.tld (the default identity which is locked).
Is that possible that this particular student compose message with 
from_address secretariat_student at domain.tld ?

Jan write this:
"Change the from_addr to be an 'enum' preference type instead of 'text', 
and fill the 'enum' parameter with the correct values from the db based 
on Auth::getAuth()."

that seems to be a track interesting but a little obscure for me.

Thanks Chris

Regards
Fabrice