A sample script to add a new user's mail-box

# create a new user account
if [ $# -lt 1 ]; then
echo "Usage: newmbox user [comment]"
exit 1
fi

# mailbox-configuration
ln -s /home/mail/xyz /home/$1/.xyz@foo.net
ln -s /home/xyz/Archive /home/$1/.Archive

cp /home/default/.mailboxlist /home/$1/

chown $1 /home/$1/.mailboxlist