RE: Mailserver with accounts seperated from unix-accounts
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> So I second this emotion. Can someone please write a cookbook style
> document for how to achieve the above configuration? Perhaps one
> using userdb and one using an sql database. I would be happy to do
> it myself but I've been banging my head against my keyboard for the
> past 4 days trying to get this very thing working.
I have done this is a number of places, including a few ISP's in the
UK; it's not really difficult, however like you said, undocumented.
I'm willing to write a HOWTO, I have been meaning to write one about
using MySQL as an authentication and configuration database (apache
vhosts, user accounts, mail, and other things) for months now anyway,
with different methods.
Exim has all the support needed built in both pop-before-smtp, and
MySQL authentication. I have not tried with any other SMTP server
however. Does anyone know of any patches or daemons that support it?
POP3 however, is a different matter: I could not find a decent pop3
server that supports it, though have recently been testing tpop3d,
for use in a live environment, and certainly looks interesting, may
have more to comment in a few days when I've finished browsing
through its code.
I haven't ever had the need to use IMAP, though I am willing to do
the research, if anyone has any information, it would be gratefully
received.
I'll read through the HOWTO-HOWTO tonight (been meaning to for months
now), and do some research into it, then start on it - I've got a
couple days spare.
ATB,
Theo
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Global Network Consultant
+ Notnet Consultancy [ www.notnet.co.uk ]
- Specialising in Unix security, ISP Start-up and regeneration,
- MySQL solutions, E-commerce, and Load balancing.
+ Notnet.co.uk - Quality web hosting at an affordable price
- http://www.notnet.co.uk/
+ Mobile: +44 7747 844 300
+ theo@crazygreek.co.uk
> -----Original Message-----
> From: mdxi [mailto:mdxi@collapsar.net]
> Sent: 24 September 2001 20:36
> To: debian-isp@lists.debian.org
> Subject: Re: Mailserver with accounts seperated from unix-accounts
>
> On Monday, September 24, 2001, at 03:06 , Erik Tews wrote:
>
> > I would like to have the mail-accounts seperated from
> > the normal unix-accounts.
>
> Me too.
>
> It seems that this:
>
> * Mailserver with non-system passwords
> * SMTP-AUTH to allow relaying by people anywhere
> * Sharing authentication between SMTP and IMAP server
>
> is the "HELP I CANT GET PPP WORKING" of the new millennium, which
> is to say that everyone wants it, but no distro seems to support it
> easily *and*
> there are no decent docs.
>
> Mail servers in general seem to be the deepest magic on a Unix box,
> and they all seems to have configuration systems which were
> designed to be antagonistic even towards people who can handle any
> other administration task while driving, brushing their teeth, and
> having sex.
>
> So I second this emotion. Can someone please write a cookbook style
> document for how to achieve the above configuration? Perhaps one
> using userdb and one using an sql database. I would be happy to do
> it myself but I've been banging my head against my keyboard for the
> past 4 days trying to get this very thing working.
>
> My apologies if I'm way off base; all suggestions gratefully
> accepted.
>
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>
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> Shawn Boyette | Create something, perfect it to be yours for
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> Neophyte scholar | to one or another master after you are dead
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