Hello Peter, hello all,

you wrote, that passwords are stored by vpopmail in a sql database by
"..It's system crypt(3) function.."

 How can I generate it by a linux commandline?

Oliver




> Hello Jacob,
>
> On Tuesday, October 28, 2003 at 3:43:41 AM you wrote (at least in
> part):
>
> >> what style of encryption does vpopmail implement on the passwords
that it
> >> stores in the sql db?
>
> > The same it uses for .cdb files. Read the archive [1].
>
> > http://bluedot.net/mail/archive/list.php?f=2
>
> >> ITS MD5 by default
>
> What "ITS MD5"??? It's system crypt(3) function by default.
> And this one uses a MD5-based algorithm instead of "simple" DES if
> available and indicated by the chosen salt.
>
> But all this /is written down in the lists archive/. Guess why I
> advised to read it ...
> -- 
> Best regards
> Peter Palmreuther
>
> Virginity is curable if detected early.
>
>
>


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