Thanks Renaud, This will do the trick!
Many Thanks Renaud Allard wrote: > > Hello, > > keenboy wrote: >> Hello, >> >> I have a mail server which runs Exim. The problem I have is that the >> users >> maildir is visible inside their home directories. This is a potential >> problem because it can be easily deleted my mistake. >> >> Is the Exim MTA able to be configured so that the maildir can be hidden >> as >> .maildir? >> > > Of course, in your transport for maildir, you probably have something > like: > maildir_home: > driver = appendfile > directory = $home/Maildir > delivery_date_add > envelope_to_add > return_path_add > maildir_format > mode = 0600 > mode_fail_narrower = false > > What you have to do is to change the "directory" variable to the one you > wish (i.e: directory = $home/.maildir) . > > However, you will also have to move all mails to this directory > manually, and you may have to reconfigure your pop/imap/webmail services > too to reflect this change. > > > -- > ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users > ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ > ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/ > -- View this message in context: http://www.nabble.com/How-to-move-users-Maildirs-tp17983458p18000515.html Sent from the Exim Users mailing list archive at Nabble.com. -- ## List details at http://lists.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://wiki.exim.org/
