Hi all If there is a field like GECOS in dbmail i will use it in many ways.
Bien à vous Jacques Selon Feargal Reilly <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Thu, 13 May 2004 09:49:18 +0200 > Ilja Booij <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > I don't know if this should be a part of DBMail itself. I can see it how > > it would be useful, but I don't think it should be a part of dbmail proper. > > Actually, when you consider dbmail is replacing the need for system users, > some sort of GECOS information should be there for those who are in the > custom of using it. All that would really be required from your end would be > a single text column called gecos added to the user table. > The format of GECOS (GCOS) fields vary from system to system, the only > agreement seems to be that it's a comma seperated list, and the name is the > first element in that list. Thus it probably wouldn't be worthwhile devoting > another table to it > > If others then want to come up with dbmail specific versions of finger and > suchlike, then at least the schema is there. > > With regard to tracking the relationship between users, it is a good solution > to the problem of sending over-quota mails to over-quota users. > Like you I'm not convinced as to whether it belongs in dbmail itself, but if > it did, the cleanest solution would be a single 'class' field in the user > table. > > However, I'm divided over whether it should be there by default, when dbmail > itself doesn't use it. I guess it's the same debate about caching the message > headers to make life easier for web clients. > > -fr. > > > Ilja > > > > > > Jacques Beaudoin wrote: > > > > > Hi all > > > > > > Some time i wish i could have some fields in dbmail > > > where i could input users specific data like > > > - is supervisor or secretary email address > > > - location > > > - etc > > > > > > I run a script 3 time a week to analyse my users mail quotas > > > so if there over quota i send them a "over quota email". > > > > > > I'm sending a "over quota email" to a user thats not reading is email > !!!!! > > > > > > So also sending the "over quota email" to is supervisor mite be a option. > > > > > > My question is ? > > > > > > Could a "user description table" with 4 or 5 fields > > > be useful in a future release of dbmail. > > > > > > Bien à vous > > > > > > Jacques Beaudoin > > > Agent d'administration > > > Les services des technologies > > > de l'information et des communications > > > Commission scolaire de la Pointe de l'Île > > > Montréal, Québec, Canada > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Dbmail mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > https://mailman.fastxs.nl/mailman/listinfo/dbmail > > _______________________________________________ > > Dbmail mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mailman.fastxs.nl/mailman/listinfo/dbmail > > > > > > > -- > Feargal Reilly, > Codeshifter, > Chrysalink Systems. > >
