Re: Mail-server config

[Petro <petro@auctionwatch.com>]

On Wed, Nov 21, 2001 at 04:34:46PM +0100, Johannes Weiss wrote:
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> Hi @all,
> I plan to install a mailserver for ca. 800 users, now I planned to make 800 
> users with shell /bin/bash, home /dev/nul,...
> So, I ask you ;)), if this is a good solution, to make 800 UNIX-users for a 
> mailserver and if not what's the best solution (security reason)

    Most modern MTAs have support for some sort of non-system based user
    database (LDAP etc.). I know postfix has support for virtual maps
    and such, see www.postfix.org &&
    http://kummefryser.dk/HOWTO/mail/postfix_mysql.html. 

    You would then need to find an imap/pop server that could use the
    same thing. 

    This would be much easier to maintain securely.

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