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diff --git a/network/cyrus-imapd/README b/network/cyrus-imapd/README index 718fbb8dd2..c276947781 100644 --- a/network/cyrus-imapd/README +++ b/network/cyrus-imapd/README @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -What is IMAP? - The Cyrus IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) server provides access to personal mail and system-wide bulletin boards through the IMAP protocol. The Cyrus IMAP server is a scalable enterprise mail system designed for use @@ -25,5 +23,16 @@ Cyrus technologies scale from independent use in email departments to a system centrally managed in a large enterprise. For more information on how to install and run cyrus-imapd, see -README.SLACKWARE that came with this package (which is also installed with the -docs). +README.SLACKWARE that came with this package (which is also installed +with the documentation). + +Two additional patches have been included, autocreate and autosieve, which +improve cyrus' capabilities. To learn more about them, check their accompanying +README files. To disable them, use: PATCHES=no ./cyrus-imapd.SlackBuild + +You must have a "cyrus" user and group to run this script. +Something like this will create them: + # groupadd -g 238 cyrus + # useradd -d /var/imap -s /bin/sh -u 238 -g 238 cyrus +See http://slackbuilds.org/uid_gid.txt for uid/gid suggestions. + |