currently, in order to avoid the %domain pop user naming scheme, the only
choice is ip aliasing, which requires an ip for each and every domain.
sometimes this is unrealistic or unachievable. why not create a system where
pop usernames can be unique, but not so clunky. there are many ways to do
this, but it should be left up to the administrator. i can think of several
examples:
pop name email address
pop0001 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
pop0002 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
...
pop9999 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
or
bgs [EMAIL PROTECTED] (brad g. smith)
bgs1 [EMAIL PROTECTED] (bert g. simeone)
bgs2 ...
jks [EMAIL PROTECTED] (jud k. smith)
jks1 ...
...
etc...
most of these changes would have to take place in vpopmail but some would be
required in qmailadmin to remain compatible. here is how i see vpopmail
changing:
vadduser accepts an extra argument, popname.
vadduser creates a symbolic link from domains/somedomain.com/realname to
users/popname or vice versa.
vadduser updates users/vpasswd and users/vpasswd.cdb.
hopefully this could be intermingled with ip aliasing to allow some domains
to have realname equal to popname and some domains with unique popnames.
just a thought. feedback appreciated!
mark
