Thanks, I was starting to feel a little overly sensitive. Perhaps someone should start an outside list that normal people can come to and get help from other users for basic things, and then leave this list for more serious questions. I'm sure Sam would be much happier too as he would no longer have to deal with the horror of having all these stupid people (like me) lurking around his list
Andy Shellam wrote: > Hi Rick, > > For what it's worth, I agree with your comments about the hostility on > this list. > > For example with your issue about creating accounts, even though Courier > IMAP doesn't necessarily create accounts, it does have a bundled utility > to create maildirs, which I use myself to set up a new Inbox and related > folders. Surely it wouldn't have been too hard for Sam to point that > out for you? Then when you'd got the maildir set up, you'd just have to > add the account in your PostgreSQL, MySQL or LDAP directory whatever. > > Personally if I have any issues with Courier IMAP I tend to try > elsewhere first because the way Sam comes across sometimes seems > intended only to make us look stupid! > > Andy. > > Rick Gigger wrote: >> Sam Varshavchik wrote: >> >>> Rick Gigger writes: >>> >>> >>>> Also all I want it to do is access a single Maildir directory and >>>> let me >>>> access it via IMAP. The documentation seems surprisingly sparse, am I >>>> missing somethign obvious here? I can't even find where it tells me >>>> where to set up a new account. >>>> >>> You will not find any IMAP server in the world that tells you how to >>> do that. >>> >>> That's because IMAP has nothing to do with creating accounts. IMAP >>> is a protocol (that's what the last letter, "P" means) for a client >>> to access mail from the server. Mail account creation, >>> administration, and maintenance, is not a part of the protocol. >>> >> >> I understand how IMAP and SMTP work but while IMAP, the protocol, has >> nothing to do with creating accounts, an IMAP server most certainly >> should be able to check some repository of account information, which >> Courier-IMAP obviously does. Must we really be so condescending? >> >> >> >>> Before you installed courier-imap, you must have installed >>> courier-authlib, because without it courier-imap wouldn't install. >>> You will find some documentation regarding account maintenance in >>> courier-authlib's various README files. >>> >> >> Yes, that would be what I was looking for. My packaging system >> installed it for me as a dependency of the IMAP server. I was able to >> get it set up and running fine once after reading your note. Thanks >> for pointing me in the right direction. >> >> >> I'm not trying to be ungrateful or anything, but wouldn't it be >> simpler to just say "Courier-IMAP uses couier-authlib for >> authentication, use it for setting up accounts that Courier-IMAP can >> access"? Maybe I'm just a little overly sensitive after other >> messages I have received on this list but it seems to me that your >> response was more geared towards making me look ignorant than it was >> to help me. >> >> Anyway sorry for biting the hand that feeds me, your post was indeed >> very helpful but the tone seemed so insulting and this list has been >> more hostile towards new people (me) than I have ever seen. My >> apologies to the list in general if this is not the norm. >> >> Thanks again, >> >> Rick >> >> ------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express >> Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take >> control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. >> http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ >> _______________________________________________ >> Courier-imap mailing list >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-imap >> >> !DSPAM:37,4637ab1f89299584892366! >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by DB2 Express Download DB2 Express C - the FREE version of DB2 express and take control of your XML. No limits. Just data. Click to get it now. http://sourceforge.net/powerbar/db2/ _______________________________________________ Courier-imap mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-imap
