Cyrus in shared-only setup with no user inboxes?

[Earl R Shannon]

Hello,

We are in the process of setting up a machine just to do shared folders.
There will be no user accounts on the machine. Their accounts are on
other servers.

We use kerberos for authentication, so once the ACL for their id is
setup all they need to do is create the "account" in the client that
they will use so that it accesses the correct machine, in addition to
the machine where there regular inbox is. How you set up authentication
may impact your ability to do this.

We are using version 2.1.11 of cyrus.

Regards,
Earl Shannon


Scott Balmos wrote:
> Hi everyone,
> 
> I remember reading a message like this back in the 1997 archives, but
> maybe (hopefully?) something's changed in the newer versions.
> 
> I'm intending to use Cyrus and shared IMAP folders as a replacement for
> a currently-running private NNTP server for small-scale discussion
> groups. No problem, as I know how to do the Cyrus ACLs. My question is
> if it possible to run Cyrus without individual user inboxes, such that
> the users exist in the ACL database, but that's it. What functionality
> is lost by not giving users individual mailboxes?
> 
> Is it possible to have a single "shared" user inbox, somehow hidden from
> the user, just so Cyrus is happy? Basically, I don't want to give people
> mailboxes in any form. They don't need them, and shouldn't have them at
> all.
> 
> I look forward to your responses. Thanks!
> 
> --
> Scott Balmos
> 
> 
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