1) create a defaultuser with junk name, junk everything *except* the
profile location is \\cb1-gw\homes\netscape
2) copy the following file into all your users home directories, or modify
it as appropriate:
\\cb1-gw\homes\netscape\prefs.js:
// Netscape User Preferences
// This is a generated file! Do not edit.
// LIES! ALL LIES! EDIT IT AS MUCH AS YOU LIKE!!!! lkcl
// DISCLAIMER: EDIT IT AT YOUR OWN RISK :-) lkcl
user_pref("browser.bookmark_columns_win", "v1 1 1:10000 2:2998
4:1999 3:1999");
user_pref("browser.bookmark_window_rect", "0,0,600,432");
user_pref("browser.cache.directory", "c:\\temp");
user_pref("browser.download_directory", "c:\\");
user_pref("browser.startup.homepage",
"http://www.cb1.com/new/home.htm");
user_pref("browser.startup.homepage_override", false);
user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_1",
"http://www.gamefaqs.com");
user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_10", "www.yahoo.co.uk");
user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_11",
"http://samba.anu.edu.au/listproc/samba/current");
user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_12",
"http://samba.anu.edu.au/listproc/samba/urrent");
user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_13",
"samba.anu.edu.au/listproc/samba/Current");
user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_14",
"www.microsoft.com/");
user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_15",
"http://ils2.microsoft.com/");
user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_2",
"http://207.82.250.251/cgi-bin/start");
user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_3", "hotmail.com");
user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_4",
"http://www.zkb.ch/");
user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_5", "ROCKETMAIL.COM/");
user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_6", "ROCKETMAIL.COM");
user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_7", "www.hotmail.com/");
user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_8",
"http://www.yahoo.co.it");
user_pref("browser.url_history.URL_9",
"http://www.yahoo.com");
user_pref("browser.wfe.show_value", 3);
user_pref("browser.window_rect", "170,71,830,582");
user_pref("custtoolbar.has_toolbar_folder", false);
user_pref("custtoolbar.personal_toolbar_folder", "");
user_pref("editor.author", "CB1 Cafe: lkcl");
user_pref("ldapList.version", 1);
user_pref("ldap_1.directory1.filename", "abook.nab");
user_pref("ldap_1.directory2.filename", "X1NM5C2H.nab");
user_pref("ldap_1.directory3.filename", "XU7EPLP3.nab");
user_pref("ldap_1.directory3.searchBase", "c=US");
user_pref("ldap_1.directory4.filename", "XUAI3NCR.nab");
user_pref("ldap_1.directory5.filename", "XUJBD6N9.nab");
user_pref("ldap_1.directory6.filename", "XVSIKEMN.nab");
user_pref("ldap_1.end_of_directories", "9052416");
user_pref("mail.compose_window_rect", "22,22,607,422");
user_pref("mail.default_fcc",
"\\cb1-gw\\homes\\mail\\sent");
user_pref("mail.identity.useremail",
"lkcl@switchboard.net");
user_pref("mail.identity.username", "CB1 Cafe: lkcl");
user_pref("mail.imap.delete_is_move_to_trash", true);
user_pref("mail.imap.server_sub_directory", "mail");
user_pref("mail.pop_name", "lkcl");
user_pref("mail.pop_password", "O6idIenfPg==");
user_pref("mail.remember_password", true);
user_pref("mail.server_type", 1);
user_pref("mail.thread_columns_win", "v1 6 5:23 2:3333 4:23
1:3333 3:1999 6:1331 12:23 7:749 8:749 10:493 9:493");
user_pref("mail.use_fcc", false);
user_pref("mailnews.category_pane_width", 250);
user_pref("mailnews.folder_columns_win", "v1 3 11:6000 10:2000
9:2000");
user_pref("mailnews.folder_window_rect", "109,0,600,432");
user_pref("mailnews.message_window_rect", "0,0,800,553");
user_pref("mailnews.profile_age", 1);
user_pref("mailnews.thread_pane_height", 100);
user_pref("mailnews.thread_window_rect", "0,54,600,411");
user_pref("mailnews.thread_window_showwindow", 3);
user_pref("network.hosts.pop_server", "mailhost.cb1.com");
user_pref("network.hosts.smtp_server", "mailhost.cb1.com");
user_pref("news.default_fcc",
"\\cb1-gw\\homes\\mail\\sent-mail");
user_pref("news.show_pretty_names", true);
user_pref("news.subscribe.join_width", 83);
user_pref("news.subscribe.name_width", 207);
user_pref("news.subscribe.post_width", 82);
user_pref("news.thread_columns_win", "v1 6 5:23 2:3334 4:23
1:3334 3:1999 6:1331 12:23 7:749 8:749 10:493 9:493");
user_pref("news.use_fcc", false);
user_pref("security.warn_submit_insecure", false);
user_pref("taskbar.floating", false);
user_pref("taskbar.x", 652);
user_pref("taskbar.y", 3);
On Fri, 22 May 1998, Scott Ruffner wrote:
> > ------------------------------
> > > Date: Thu, 21 May 1998 16:44:53 -0500
> > From: Gerald Carter <cartegw@Eng.Auburn.EDU>
> > Subject: Netscape4 profile on 1.9.19alpha drive
> > I can go into details if anyone wishes. The general idea problem is
> > that netscape does not open the INBOX in /var/mail but rather looks
for
> > inbox in whatever the remote mail folder directory is set to.
>
> Wow! I have this same strange behavior, but I thought this was a result
> of a problem with Netscape. Our profiles are on both the Samba server
> and on local machines, and I get the same behavior...NT 4.0 WkSta and
> Samba 1.9.17p5 on Solaris 2.5.1. Just another data point...
>
> Scott
> --
> Scott Ruffner Systems Engineer
> ruffner@cs.virginia.edu Computer Science Department
> 226E Olsson Hall University of Virginia
> (804)982-2219
>
alternatively, we modified the adduser script on freebsd to substitute
%USER_NAME% with the username when ~USER_NAME/netscape/prefs.js was copied
/ created.
luke