Re: [AMaViS-user] per domain/user adjustments, end user interfaces ?

On Sat, October 20, 2007 1:45 am, Gary V wrote:
> On 10/19/07, Voytek wrote:

Gary, many thanks

> To get amavisd-new to rewrite the address to user+spam, in amavisd.conf,
....
> Once the address is rewritten, what software is used to get the mail
> to a spam folder depends on what IMAP software you are using, whether mail
> is stored locally or remotely and whether you are using maildir or mbox.
> For example, if using Courier, you could configure maildrop

CourierIMAP, Maildir, locally (downloading maildrop now)

> I see you are using Courier with virtual domains:
> Or are you actually using virtual mailbox domains?

I always get confused with this... virtual domains

users are non-Unix MySQL users, mail is stored in
/var/mail/vhosts/domain.tld/user1@domain.tld
/user2@domain.tld
/var/mail/vhosts/another.tld/user1@another.tld
....

> I once created a system (that I document at
> http://www200.pair.com/mecham/spam/virtual.html) which uses a
> maildroprc file to direct this mail to spam folders:
> http://www200.pair.com/mecham/spam/maildroprc.txt


that's sounds very much like what I was thinking...

> For settings that users can change, I used SquirrelMail with a patched
> amavisnewsql-0.8.0-1.4 and a customized MySQL schema that allows for
> cutoff_level:
> http://www200.pair.com/mecham/spam/sqmail_sample.gif

> This describes the system from a user's standpoint:
> http://www200.pair.com/mecham/spam/virtual.index.html
>
>
> The document has not been thoroughly tested, is not well supported and
> it may be difficult to extract only pieces that one might find useful. It's
> geared more toward building a system from scratch. Still, if nothing else,
> I think it shows that there may be a lot of work
> involved in getting all the pieces together for a system like the one you
> are seeking.

yes, that's what worries me...
anyhow, I just installed maildrop 'just in case'....

> At the point someone desires to give users a web interface for
> adjusting their own settings, I think one must also contemplate Maia
> Mailguard, which is a replacement for amavisd-new. The only drawback
> is that you will be missing functionalities contained in newer versions of
> amavisd-new.

hmmm, I think I prefer to stick with current amavisd-new...

this is extremely helpful, I'll read your docs slowly and thinker (tinker)
with it some more, thanks for such detailed explanation

thanks again,
--
Voytek


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