[ingo] %u or %U variables for maildrop backend vfs_path not always is "User"

[Jan Schneider]

Zitat von Nethub Online - Ming <nethubonline at gmail.com>:

> Hi every one,
>
> I am testing Ingo for maildrop via FTP, I found that the variables for
> maildrop backend vfs_path are not what I want usually. Below is my testing
> result, and my solution is at bottom.
>
> ==============================================================================================================================
> Horde Groupware Webmail Edition: 5.2.5
> Imp [Mail]: H5 (6.2.7)
> Ingo [Filters]: H5 (3.2.4)
>
> Full email address (example): test at vo.demo360.net
> Email home dir: /home/vpopmail/domains/vo.demo360.net/test
> FTP user: vpopmail
> ==============================================================================================================================
> Conditions A:
> 1. hooks.php: don't specify vfs username/password
> 2. 'vfstype' => 'ftp',
> 3. 'vfs_path' => '/domains/%d/%u',
>
> Result:
> 1. FTP login username will be using: test (failure as no such user)
> ==============================================================================================================================
> Conditions B:
> 1. hooks.php: don't specify vfs username/password
> 2. 'vfstype' => 'ftp',
> 3. 'vfs_path' => '/domains/%d/%U',
>
> Result:
> 1. FTP login username will be using: test (failure as no such user)
> ==============================================================================================================================
> Conditions C:
> 1. hooks.php: specify vfs username/password to use correct FTP username
> (vpopmail) & password
> 2. 'vfstype' => 'ftp',
> 3. 'vfs_path' => '/domains/%d/%u',
>
> Result:
> 1. FTP login username will be using: vpopmail (success login)
> 2. .mailfilter will be uploaded to : /home/vpopmail/domains/
> vo.demo360.net/test at vo.demo360.net/.mailfilter (wrong path)
> ==============================================================================================================================
> Conditions D:
> 1. hooks.php: specify vfs username/password to use correct FTP username
> (vpopmail) & password
> 2. 'vfstype' => 'ftp',
> 3. 'vfs_path' => '/domains/%d/%U',
>
> Result:
> 1. FTP login username will be using: vpopmail (success login)
> 2. .mailfilter will be uploaded to : /home/vpopmail/domains/
> vo.demo360.net/vpopmail/.mailfilter (wrong path)
> ==============================================================================================================================
> Conditions E:
> 1. hooks.php: don't specify vfs username/password
> 2. 'vfstype' => 'file',
> 3. 'vfs_path' => '/domains/%d/%u',
>
> Result:
> 1. .mailfilter will be put to : /home/vpopmail/domains/
> vo.demo360.net/test at vo.demo360.net (wrong path)
> ==============================================================================================================================
> Conditions F:
> 1. hooks.php: don't specify vfs username/password
> 2. 'vfstype' => 'file',
> 3. 'vfs_path' => '/domains/%d/%U',
>
> Result:
> 1. .mailfilter will be put to : /home/vpopmail/domains/vo.demo360.net/test
> (correct path)
> ==============================================================================================================================
>
>
>
> Problem:
> In https://bugs.horde.org/ticket/11957, Jan suggested to use %U for "User"
> (while "User"@"Domain"). However while vfs username is set, %U will be
> changed to the vfs username and no longer be "User"
>
> From the testing result above, only condition F works without problem,
> however my horde and mail server are installed in 2 different servers, so
> that using vfstype=file is not applicable for me.
>
> Solution:
> In https://bugs.horde.org/ticket/11957, Rob provided a temp "solution".
> Rather than modify %u value, I prefer to add one more variable for "User"
> (while "User"@"Domain"), so I updated lib/Transport/Vfs.php
>
>                 array('%u', '%d', '%U'),
>                 array(Ingo::getUser(), Ingo::getDomain(),
> $this->_params['username']),
>                 ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
>                 array('%u', '%d', '%U','%p'),
>                 array(Ingo::getUser(), Ingo::getDomain(),
> $this->_params['username'], Ingo::getUser(false)),
>
> Now it works as what I want:
> ==============================================================================================================================
> Conditions G:
> 1. hooks.php: specify vfs username/password to use correct FTP username
> (vpopmail) & password
> 2. 'vfstype' => 'ftp',
> 3. 'vfs_path' => '/domains/%d/%p',
>
> Result:
> 1. FTP login username will be using: vpopmail (success login)
> 2. .mailfilter will be uploaded to : /home/vpopmail/domains/
> vo.demo360.net/test/.mailfilter (correct path)
> ==============================================================================================================================
>
> I am not sure if above solution is best way, plz correct me if I am wrong.
> And I hope it could be include in future update and help people who want
> SSH/FTP as vfs.
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The incorrect path when using FTP is cause by the FTP home directory  
set for the vpopmail user. Either set the FTP home to / in the FTP  
server configuration. Or set the vfsroot Parameter.

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Jan Schneider
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