very long passwd

["Joaquin Ferrero" <explorer@pucela.net>]

I have 200.000 users. The most part only have email service.
The file /etc/passwd es very, very long... but es necessary for IMAP server
to check the home directory for every user.

nss_mysql is the only solution?

Now, I have mysql to auth users for proftpd & apache via PAM (pam_mysql)

Sendmail can't delivery emails to not existents users (it check /etc/passwd).
IMAP server need /etc/passwd for check user & home dir. With pam_mysql check the
user but not the home dir.

Any solution for only-email users without /etc/passwd file???

How can to have many users easy?


    Joaquin Ferrero
    aprosi@aprosi.net