Re: [Phpgroupware-users] Multiuser email account

[Chris Weiss]

THe issue I have had involves having 2 processed trying to do sonething with
a mailbox at the same time.  One of them will get a locking error and be
denied access.  Just reading seems to be ok though.

Tony Howden (address@hidden) wrote*:
>
>Hi Chris
>
>Thanks for this info.
>
>I am assuming that UWash IMAP is what we are using by default with phpgw.
Can you
>tell me, or point me to, the detail of the issue with multiple accesses to
UWash
>accounts.
>
>I have done some basic testing with a test account here using the standard
phpgw
>email and setting up a second account. It seems to work ok, but I have only
done
>consecutive emails from multiple users with access to the test 'sales'
account. It
>appears to work fine, but I would imagine that concurrent emails may create
an
>issue ?
>
>Chris Weiss (address@hidden) wrote*:
>>
>>With anglemail (anglemail.com) you can have more than one email account per
>>user, but sharing one is going to depend on your IMAP servers locking style.
>>UWash currently has a problem with more than one tread accing the same
>>mailbox.  Anlgemail's "extreme" caching (which more than doubles the speed
of
>>the app) will also have issues with this, but this caching can be disabled
>>globaly with a quick edit of a file.
>>
>>Tony Howden (address@hidden) wrote*:
>>>
>>>Hi All
>>>
>>>I am trying to establish a method of using phpgroupware to have shared
email
>>>accounts for role functions within an office.
>>>
>>>Specifically I have two roles that may be handled by three different people
>>as well
>>>as their own emails.
>>>
>>>i.e. address@hidden need to be handled by fred, john and mary
>>>and address@hidden is covered by fred, jane and alan
>>>
>>>Ideally we would have all the named users open their phpgw accounts and
have
>>their
>>>inbox alongside, or integrated with, a view of the relevant role account
>>inboxes as
>>>well.
>>>
>>>I don't want to just forward the incoming mail to all users as this then
>>leaves it
>>>open as to who replies and who actions the email, if anyone. We need to be
>>able see
>>>that an email has been actioned with the sent email box visible as well.
>>>
>>>Is anyone doing anything similar or have any pointers or ideas for me. All
>>comments
>>>would be welcomed.
>>>
>>>cheers
>>>Tony
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>>>
>>>regards
>>>
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