On Wed, Nov 21, 2001 at 09:56:28AM -0800, Sami Juvonen wrote: > On Wed, Nov 21, 2001 at 10:51:57AM -0500, Justin R. Miller wrote: > > Thus spake Johannes Weiss ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > > > I plan to install a mailserver for ca. 800 users, now I planned to > > > > Have a look at Cyrus IMAP. It's designed for POP3/IMAP for non-shell > > users, i.e. a closed-box system. the authentication _can_ be > > /etc/passwd-based, but typically you use a separate DB file to store the > > login info. > > Also note that the Debian packages for Cyrus are old, from a > branch that is not being developed any more. I think your > best bet is to download the source and compile your own. That's > what I'm doing for a family-and-friends mailserver. I might > come up with a .deb for my own use, but don't hold your breath... > > There is a wishlist bug for 2.x. > > This is getting off topic. > > > -sami. > I think that the easiest thing (not necesarily the best one) will be to write simple bash&awk script to add users directly to passwd. The shell should be /bin/false - message that you can't get in (without invoking any real shells).
Advantages: easy to perform, easy to manage Disadvantages: possible mess in passwd if you have pop3-only and normal users. Jaroslaw Postawa [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
