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Re: help: setting up dial-in mail server



On 09-Jul-99 Carl Mummert wrote:
> 
> 
> Why not just set their shell to /bin/false or some such.
> 
> That prevents login access, and should prevent ftp access
> (you have to check - try man ftpd ).  But it allows pop
> access, and imap access.

Does setting the shell to /bin/false prevent ftp access?
Anonymous and for users with accounts too?  Seems I recall it does not prevent
ftp for users with accounts on the system.

--
Andrew


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