[Exim] Re: Authentication/Mail storage using SQL database

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Author: Simon Josefsson
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To: Richard Eckart
CC: Dan Larsson, UW IMAP List, EXIM Mailing list
Subject: [Exim] Re: Authentication/Mail storage using SQL database
Richard Eckart <r.eckart@???> writes:

> I know there is Oracle eMail Server available which
> stores all data in an Oracle database. It's available
> only for Windows NT and possibly Solaris.
> Any it's commercial and probably quite costy. But supports
> IMAP, POP3, LDAP, S/MIME, SMTP blablabla
>
> Why don't some OpenSource people put thier heads together and
> realize such a suite. I think rewriting EXIM, UW-IMAP and PROCMAIL
> for use with e.g. PostGRESQL as backend would be quite
> a hit in the Linux world.


Why are you looking for it? I.e., what advantages over the current
situation do you expect would come out of it?

Anyway, I believe Cyrus 2.x is striving toward this goal, right now it
uses DB3.x files though.

> I'm looking for a similar combination...


Let us know when you release it. :-)


>
> Richard
>
> Dan Larsson wrote:
> >
> > How can I implement authentication/mail storage using a database with
> > ipop3d/imap4d?
> >
> > Any tips or comments most welcome!
> >
> > Regards
> > +------
> > Dan Larsson      | Tel:   +46 8 550 120 21
> > Tyfon Svenska AB | Fax:   +46 8 550 120 02
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