Can I ask again if anyone is interested in checking and sponsoring courierpassd? thanks, Charles -----Original Message----- > From: Charles Fry <debian@frogcircus.org> > Subject: Re: RFS: courierpassd > Date: Sat, 27 May 2006 00:57:58 -0400 > To: debian-mentors@lists.debian.org > > > > courierpassd is a utility for changing a user's password from across a > > > network. It uses the same protocol as poppassd to obtain user IDs and > > > passwords. This can be used, for example, to allow users to change > > > their passwords from within various webmail programs. > > > > > Are you aware that there is at least already one package that does this? > > Specifically, poppassd, which can be combined with poppass-cgi to > > enable changing the password via the web. Your efforts might be better > > spent contributing to those. > > My fault for copying the paragraph from the webpage focusing on > courierpassd, and skipping some important introductory information that > also applied to other similar tools (courierpasswd and courieruserinfo). > Here is an updated long description, which hopefully underlines the > difference between courierpassd and poppassd: > > Courierpassd works with the Courier mail server user authentication > mechanism to allow changing a user's password from across a network. It > uses the same protocol as poppassd to obtain user IDs and passwords. > This can be used, for example, to allow users to change their passwords > from within various webmail programs. > . > Homepage: http://www.arda.homeunix.net/store/ > > Said in another way, this package is meant to work with courier-authlib, > which may manage passwords in a way that is inaccesible to poppassd. > > I apologize for the confusion which ensued from my lack of a proper > introduction of the package. > > Charles > > -- > Men > With whiskers > 'Neath their noses > Oughta have to kiss > Like eskimoses > Burma-Shave > http://burma-shave.org/jingles/1959/men -- Half a buck Half a pound No substitute Is ever found For Burma-Shave http://burma-shave.org/jingles/1935/half_a_buck
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