* Viktor Rosenfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 2001-05-11 09:01 +0200: > Andre Berger wrote: > > * Viktor Rosenfeld <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, 2001-05-10 02:36 +0200: > > > #!/bin/bash > > > > > > if [ -f /etc/fetchmail-users ]; then > > > for user in `grep -v '^#' /etc/fetchmail-users`; do > > > if [ -f ~$user/.fetchmailrc ]; then > > > > This gives root control (and hassle) about everybody's mail. > > Nope, you're wrong. I wrote the scripts above with the explicit goal, > that every user keeps control over his own ~/.fetchmailrc file, being > able to change passwords and host information etc. Root however has the > priviledge to allow which users have their mail automagically fetched on > dial-up.
My point was not to bother about users's mail as root at all. Users's mail is fetched on dial-up if... > > if [ -f /home/$i/.fetchmailrc ] && \ > > [ -f /home/$i/email-addresses ]; then > > > > > su -c "fetchmail -d 900" $user > > Which pretty much does the same thing as my code. Question: What is the > ~/email-addresses file for? Only if that file ~/email-addresses also exists, the users's mail is fetched on dail-up (The name I chose is stupid, why did I keep it around?!). > > I'd recommend the "-k" option for an "official", the "-a" option for a > > "family box". "-k" means the mail stays on the server (because people might > > also want to have it at home), "-a" for a final destination (fetch all > > regardless). > > I'd say, the best way to keep that information would be the > ~/.fetchmailrc file of the user. So he can decide whether he wants to > keep or fetch all mail and can even differentiate on an account basis. Fine, I should have thought about that earlier! A. B. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
