[imp] identities

[Matus UHLAR - fantomas]

> >Pardon, who expands ~/.mail_aliases? The imap server or horde/imp?
> >
> >I've searched both for string "mail_aliases", but found nothing. Maybe it's
> >FreeBSD(or whatever)-specific function that uses external library to get 
> >the
> >list of mail addresses from the ~/.mail_aliases file...
> >
> >Also, looking at the dot.mail_aliases file, this seems to be kinda personal
> >addressbook of users used to send mail TO OTHER users. It is not list of
> >their own addresses. We wanted to choose the From: address from predefined
> >by admin, not choose To:/Cc: address.
> >
> >However, either option is not applicable by us. Our users are virtual, do
> >not have home directories nor ~/.mail_aliases file, and we use courier so I
> >doubt anyone else than courierd does know what addresses belong to users.

On 18.05.06 02:01, Chris H. wrote:
> I thought I already responded to this. But perhaps not. In any event. In the
> situation I was describing, with an IMAP+sendnmail combination, this works
> as described. As the user(s) have local account(s) and authenticating 
> against
> IMAP+sendmail causes the contents of the file to be parsed and the aliases
> contained therein to be expanded and available in the dropdown list in IMP.
> This isn't specifically a FreeBSD-ism either. Though I have no doubt that
> nothing remotely similar exists on Windows.
> Anyway, I just hoped to clarify my earlier response.

You still haven't answered my first question  :)

Does that mean that IMP parses ~/.mail_aliases in user's home directory to
create drop-down menu? Or is it some other horde application (addressbook?)
who does this?

I strongly doubt it's IMAP server, I don't know about any way how could IMAP
server tell user what aliases are available (it's not imap server's job)


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