please explain

[Ken Murchison]

Bob Lockie wrote:

> What is the difference between the home_mailbox and the
> mail_spool_directories?

None of these parameters have anything to do with Cyrus.  What are you 
trying to configure?


> 
> 
> # The home_mailbox parameter specifies the optional pathname of a
> # mailbox file relative to a user's home directory. The default
> # mailbox file is /var/spool/mail/user or /var/mail/user.  Specify
> # "Maildir/" for qmail-style delivery (the / is required).
> /var/spool/mail/user is not a relative path so is the documentation
> incorrect?
> 
> # The mail_spool_directory parameter specifies the directory where
> # UNIX-style mailboxes are kept. The default setting depends on the
> # system type.
> 
> 
> When mail arrives to the smtp server, it is stored in the
> mail_spool_directory?
> 
> If home_mailbox and mail_spool_directory are mutually exclusive (as I
> suspect) then why the seperate parameters?
> 
> 
> # The queue_directory specifies the location of the Postfix queue.
> # This is also the root directory of Postfix daemons that run chrooted.
> # See the files in examples/chroot-setup for setting up Postfix chroot
> # environments on different UNIX systems.
> 
> The queue_directory is only for sending mail?
> 
> 


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