#3578: arbitrary MAILDIR outside HOME impossible
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Reporter: jidanni | Owner: mutt-dev
Type: defect | Status: infoneeded_new
Priority: minor | Milestone:
Component: mutt | Version: 1.5.21
Keywords: |
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Changes (by me):
* status: new => infoneeded_new
Old description:
> There is no way to use mutt with an arbitrary MAILDIR
>
> $ MAILDIR=/tmp/Mail/backup/ mutt
>
> In all cases it is assumed these reside within the users home directory,
> even if he does
>
> # su - nobody
>
> HOME=/tmp etc. etc.
New description:
There is no way to use mutt with an arbitrary MAILDIR
$ MAILDIR=/tmp/Mail/backup/ mutt
In all cases it is assumed these reside within the users home directory,
even if he does
# su - nobody
HOME=/tmp etc. etc.
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Ticket URL: <http://dev.mutt.org/trac/ticket/3578#comment:2>
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