[Dovecot] symbolic links to root node

[Martin Preen]

Hello,
I have a question about the way Dovecot limits file system access.
Currently we're using Dovecot 1.0.5 (Solaris 10).

In some cases users have a symbolic link like "z: -> /" in their
mail directory. As a result there are log entries like

Jan 25 13:30:31 imap1 dovecot: [ID 107833 mail.error] IMAP(xyz): 
stat(/home/xyz/.wine/dosdevices/c:/windows/profiles/xyz/.../z:/proc/28381/root/proc/28381/.../root/proc/28381/Player/#SharedObje
Jan 25 13:30:31 imap1 dovecot: [ID 107833 mail.error] IMAP(xyz): x) failed: File 
name too long

We know the reason (the links are create by Wine) but unfortunately we cannot
get rid of them.

Is there something I can do (these links should be ignored) ?
Or is it a bug ?

Greetings.
Martin

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