Thanks for the suggestion, but I really need an imap server more than
anything. I could do without it, but I really don't want to :D
As far as mysql, I got courier-imap up on it, but as far as exim4, I am
lost. (see another post).
Thanks again,
jh
Jeremy C. Reed said:
> On Sat, 13 Jul 2002, James Harr wrote:
>
>> I've seen proprietary setups for users like:
>> /home/fubar/etc/passwd
>> All the uids are set to the same thing as fubar's uid (an actual
>> system account).
>>
>> Then they use a proprietary pop3/smtp server to retreive email (by
>> using a full email address for logins).
>
> Have a look at vm-pop3d; no database needed; you can also use it
> without any superuser (root) privileges if used via inetd (xinetd or
> similar).
> http://www.reedmedia.net/software/virtualmail-pop3d/
>
> Looking at a dictionary for "proprietary" I see many definitions:
> vm-pop3d does use different locations for the virtual users than normal
> mail setups -- but it does fall back to standards (like _PATH_MAILDIR,
> PAM,
> getpwnam(3)) and, anyways, the source code is available and modifiable.
> So you are not at the mercy of the vendor :) Also commercial support
> can be provided.
>
> Jeremy C. Reed
> ......................
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