[francois@tourde.org (François TOURDE)] Re: securing pop3

2003-02-11 Thread François TOURDE
Oops, sorry, first post in a bad list. Here's the correct one... --- Begin Message --- "Janus N." Tøndering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Both /bin/false and /bin/true has been suggested. Any difference in > using the two? Yes. /bin/true allow a ftp account, /bin/false no. It's an old style ftp

[francois@tourde.org (François TOURDE)] Re: securing pop3

2003-02-11 Thread François TOURDE
Oops, sorry, first post in a bad list. Here's the correct one... --- Begin Message --- "Janus N." Tøndering <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Both /bin/false and /bin/true has been suggested. Any difference in > using the two? Yes. /bin/true allow a ftp account, /bin/false no. It's an old style ft

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Glen Mehn
Janus N. Tøndering wrote: On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 19:30, Ross Currie wrote: quite right. You'll want to put something like /bin/false in your passwd file as the user's shell. Both /bin/false and /bin/true has been suggested. Any difference in using the two? /bin/false returns false, while /

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Janus N.
On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 19:30, Ross Currie wrote: > quite right. > You'll want to put something like /bin/false in your passwd file as the user's > shell. Both /bin/false and /bin/true has been suggested. Any difference in using the two? Janus -- Janus Nørgaard Tøndering email: janus(at)ba

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Glen Mehn
Janus N. Tøndering wrote: On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 19:30, Ross Currie wrote: quite right. You'll want to put something like /bin/false in your passwd file as the user's shell. Both /bin/false and /bin/true has been suggested. Any difference in using the two? /bin/false returns false, while /b

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Jens Schuessler
* Bernard Lheureux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [10-02-03 22:53]: > About securing POP3, IMAP or SMTP, does someone know where I could find .deb > packages of stunnel ? ?? $ apt-cache show stunnel Package: stunnel Priority: optional Section: non-US Installed-Size: 220 Maintainer: Paolo Molaro <[EMAIL PRO

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Bernard Lheureux
On Monday 10 February 2003 23:20, martin f krafft wrote: > > also sprach Bernard Lheureux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003.02.10.2253 +0100]: > > About securing POP3, IMAP or SMTP, does someone know where I could find > > .deb packages of stunnel ? > > it's in non-US, so include the non-US mirrors in you

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Janus N.
On Tue, 2003-02-11 at 19:30, Ross Currie wrote: > quite right. > You'll want to put something like /bin/false in your passwd file as the user's > shell. Both /bin/false and /bin/true has been suggested. Any difference in using the two? Janus -- Janus Nørgaard Tøndering email: janus(at)ba

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Ross Currie
Quoting vincenzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:26:03 -0500 (EST) > Mike Dresser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That lets you in just fine unfortunately. > > > > mdresser:x:1000:1000:Mike Dresser,,,:/home/mdresser: > > > > x:~# login > > x login: mdresser > > Password: > > Last

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Tim van Erven
On Mon, 10/02/2003 10:53 +0100, Bernard Lheureux wrote: > On Saturday 08 February 2003 15:23, Kristof Goossens wrote: > About securing POP3, IMAP or SMTP, does someone know where I could find .deb > packages of stunnel ? It's in stable. You might want to recompile that package without pthread sup

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Johannes Berth
* vincenzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > You can simply add them in the /etc/passwd file without giving any shell > at all, like that: > leon:x:1050:100::/home/leon: /--[ man 5 passwd ]: | If this field is empty, it defaults to the value /bin/sh. \-- /bin/false would be a better solution.

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Vineet Kumar
* Bernard Lheureux ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030210 14:07]: > On Saturday 08 February 2003 15:23, Kristof Goossens wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > > > I need to make a pop3 account on my server. I intend to work with ipop3d to > > provide secure pop3 service. Now I want to provide this service for only >

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Bernard Lheureux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003.02.10.2253 +0100]: > About securing POP3, IMAP or SMTP, does someone know where I could find .deb > packages of stunnel ? it's in non-US, so include the non-US mirrors in your sources.list! but i suggest you use courier-pop-ssl, courier-imap

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread vincenzo
On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:26:03 -0500 (EST) Mike Dresser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That lets you in just fine unfortunately. > > mdresser:x:1000:1000:Mike Dresser,,,:/home/mdresser: > > x:~# login > x login: mdresser > Password: > Last login: Mon Feb 10 16:23:51 2003 on pts/1 > Linux x 2.4.20 #1

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Mike Dresser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003.02.10.2226 +0100]: > That lets you in just fine unfortunately. so put /bin/true for the shell. -- Please do not CC me when replying to lists; I read them! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian developer, admin

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Bernard Lheureux
On Saturday 08 February 2003 15:23, Kristof Goossens wrote: > > Hello all, > > I need to make a pop3 account on my server. I intend to work with ipop3d to > provide secure pop3 service. Now I want to provide this service for only > few people, and I don't want them to have an account on the system

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Mike Dresser
On Mon, 10 Feb 2003, vincenzo wrote: > You can simply add them in the /etc/passwd file without giving any shell > at all, like that: > leon:x:1050:100::/home/leon: > That lets you in just fine unfortunately. mdresser:x:1000:1000:Mike Dresser,,,:/home/mdresser: x:~# login x login: mdresser Passwo

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach vincenzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003.02.10.2156 +0100]: > > I need to make a pop3 account on my server. I intend to work with > > ipop3d to provide secure pop3 service. Now I want to provide this > > service for only few people, and I don't want them to have an account > > on the system.

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Jens Schuessler
* Bernard Lheureux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [10-02-03 22:53]: > About securing POP3, IMAP or SMTP, does someone know where I could find .deb > packages of stunnel ? ?? $ apt-cache show stunnel Package: stunnel Priority: optional Section: non-US Installed-Size: 220 Maintainer: Paolo Molaro <[EMAIL PRO

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread vincenzo
On Sat, 8 Feb 2003 15:23:33 +0100 Kristof Goossens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to make a pop3 account on my server. I intend to work with > ipop3d to provide secure pop3 service. Now I want to provide this > service for only few people, and I don't want them to have an account > on the sys

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Bernard Lheureux
On Monday 10 February 2003 23:20, martin f krafft wrote: > > also sprach Bernard Lheureux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003.02.10.2253 +0100]: > > About securing POP3, IMAP or SMTP, does someone know where I could find > > .deb packages of stunnel ? > > it's in non-US, so include the non-US mirrors in you

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Ross Currie
Quoting vincenzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:26:03 -0500 (EST) > Mike Dresser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > That lets you in just fine unfortunately. > > > > mdresser:x:1000:1000:Mike Dresser,,,:/home/mdresser: > > > > x:~# login > > x login: mdresser > > Password: > > Last

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Tim van Erven
On Mon, 10/02/2003 10:53 +0100, Bernard Lheureux wrote: > On Saturday 08 February 2003 15:23, Kristof Goossens wrote: > About securing POP3, IMAP or SMTP, does someone know where I could find .deb > packages of stunnel ? It's in stable. You might want to recompile that package without pthread sup

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Johannes Berth
* vincenzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > You can simply add them in the /etc/passwd file without giving any shell > at all, like that: > leon:x:1050:100::/home/leon: /--[ man 5 passwd ]: | If this field is empty, it defaults to the value /bin/sh. \-- /bin/false would be a better solution. -- To UNS

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Vineet Kumar
* Bernard Lheureux ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) [030210 14:07]: > On Saturday 08 February 2003 15:23, Kristof Goossens wrote: > > > > Hello all, > > > > I need to make a pop3 account on my server. I intend to work with ipop3d to > > provide secure pop3 service. Now I want to provide this service for only >

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Bernard Lheureux <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003.02.10.2253 +0100]: > About securing POP3, IMAP or SMTP, does someone know where I could find .deb > packages of stunnel ? it's in non-US, so include the non-US mirrors in your sources.list! but i suggest you use courier-pop-ssl, courier-imap

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread vincenzo
On Mon, 10 Feb 2003 16:26:03 -0500 (EST) Mike Dresser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That lets you in just fine unfortunately. > > mdresser:x:1000:1000:Mike Dresser,,,:/home/mdresser: > > x:~# login > x login: mdresser > Password: > Last login: Mon Feb 10 16:23:51 2003 on pts/1 > Linux x 2.4.20 #1

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach Mike Dresser <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003.02.10.2226 +0100]: > That lets you in just fine unfortunately. so put /bin/true for the shell. -- Please do not CC me when replying to lists; I read them! .''`. martin f. krafft <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> : :' :proud Debian developer, admin

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Bernard Lheureux
On Saturday 08 February 2003 15:23, Kristof Goossens wrote: > > Hello all, > > I need to make a pop3 account on my server. I intend to work with ipop3d to > provide secure pop3 service. Now I want to provide this service for only > few people, and I don't want them to have an account on the system

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread Mike Dresser
On Mon, 10 Feb 2003, vincenzo wrote: > You can simply add them in the /etc/passwd file without giving any shell > at all, like that: > leon:x:1050:100::/home/leon: > That lets you in just fine unfortunately. mdresser:x:1000:1000:Mike Dresser,,,:/home/mdresser: x:~# login x login: mdresser Passwo

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread martin f krafft
also sprach vincenzo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2003.02.10.2156 +0100]: > > I need to make a pop3 account on my server. I intend to work with > > ipop3d to provide secure pop3 service. Now I want to provide this > > service for only few people, and I don't want them to have an account > > on the system.

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-10 Thread vincenzo
On Sat, 8 Feb 2003 15:23:33 +0100 Kristof Goossens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to make a pop3 account on my server. I intend to work with > ipop3d to provide secure pop3 service. Now I want to provide this > service for only few people, and I don't want them to have an account > on the sys

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-08 Thread Tim van Erven
On Sat, 08/02/2003 03:52 +0100, Kuba Jakubik wrote: > Kristof Goossens wrote: >> /bin/false. So my question is: "Is it possible to create a pop3 account >> without >> needing to modify the /etc/passwd file?" You should use a pop3 server that supports virtual users, like popa3d[1]. > you need the

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-08 Thread François TOURDE
Kristof Goossens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello all, > > I need to make a pop3 account on my server. I intend to work with ipop3d to > provide secure pop3 service. Now I want to provide this service for only > few people, and I don't want them to have an account on the system. Well, they > c

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-08 Thread Kuba Jakubik
Kristof Goossens wrote: Hello all, I need to make a pop3 account on my server. I intend to work with ipop3d to provide secure pop3 service. Now I want to provide this service for only few people, and I don't want them to have an account on the system. Well, they can have a pop3 account, but no o

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-08 Thread tps
On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 03:23:33PM +0100, Kristof Goossens wrote: > Hello all, > > I need to make a pop3 account on my server. I intend to work with ipop3d to > provide secure pop3 service. Now I want to provide this service for only > few people, and I don't want them to have an account on the sy

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-08 Thread Tim van Erven
On Sat, 08/02/2003 03:52 +0100, Kuba Jakubik wrote: > Kristof Goossens wrote: >> /bin/false. So my question is: "Is it possible to create a pop3 account >> without >> needing to modify the /etc/passwd file?" You should use a pop3 server that supports virtual users, like popa3d[1]. > you need the

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-08 Thread François TOURDE
Kristof Goossens <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Hello all, > > I need to make a pop3 account on my server. I intend to work with ipop3d to > provide secure pop3 service. Now I want to provide this service for only > few people, and I don't want them to have an account on the system. Well, they > c

Re: securing pop3

2003-02-08 Thread Kuba Jakubik
Kristof Goossens wrote: Hello all, I need to make a pop3 account on my server. I intend to work with ipop3d to provide secure pop3 service. Now I want to provide this service for only few people, and I don't want them to have an account on the system. Well, they can have a pop3 account, but no ot