[ZendTo] Re: Per-user library

[Jules]

On 08/01/2013 13:37, Achim J. Latz wrote:
> Hello list:
>
> I just successfully installed the Webdav/library funcionality together
> with an backend for apache2 authentication against an IMAP server [1]:
> all very neat!
>
> Then I realised that the library is shared by all users!
>
> Since attachments potentially contain personal information, I believe
> that a per-user library would be very helpful, located in
> /var/zendto/library/$REMOTE_USER
It already is as far as ZendTo is concerned. Just call it named after 
their username.
Feel free to setup the webdav side to be able to put files into it 
however you like, that's not my concern.
>
> There is some useful discussion on similar requirements for a per-user
> DAV configuration of Apache here [4,5].
>
> Once the user is logged in via the web interface, s/he would only be
> able to select files that are in her personal
> /var/zendto/library/$REMOTE_USER folder.
As they already can.

Jules.

>
> I will have a look at this now.
>
> Best regards, Achim
>
>
> [1] Happy to share the details if anybody is interested; I tried
> mod_auth_imap [2] which was very very slow (one IMAP connection per http
> request), and then changed to
> checkpasswd-imap [3]
> [2] <http://ben.brillat.net/projects/mod_auth_imap/>
> [3]
> <http://www.namazustudios.com/blog/checkpasswd-imap-a-mod_authnz_external-style-password-checker/>
> [4]
> <http://serverfault.com/questions/291104/apache-and-per-user-webdav-documentroot>
> [5]
> <http://hexeract.wordpress.com/2011/02/25/configure-a-webdav-enabled-webserver-for-multiple-user-folders-and-one-shared-folder/>
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