Author: Andi Buechler Date: To: Andreas Gietl CC: exim-users Subject: Re: [Exim] Exim and separate passwd file
Andreas Gietl wrote:
>On Friday 02 January 2004 22:38, Andi Buechler wrote:
>
>
>>>It could help if you showed us your exim config file too, and point out
>>>where it's using PAM instead of the file lookup :)
>>>
>>>Eli.
>>>
>>>
>>Actually I'm not sure if exim uses pam or just parses
>>/etc/{passwd,shadow} itself but I would like to use it /etc/exim/passwd
>>anyway whether a local user with the same name exists or not. I just
>>want to have different passwords from the normal system login( see also
>>"The Exim SMTP Mail Server, Official Guide for Release 4" on site 297).
>>
>>With my current configuration if I download new messages with my MTA I
>>have to provide my system password, but if I want to send any messages I
>>have to provide the one defined in /etc/exim/passwd.
>>
>>
>
>Well, this really sounds like you don't mean exim, because with exim you can
>not download any new messages, you can just SEND them and RECEIVE new ones on
>the server. Not Download them.
>
> Yes, your right, I'm just too stupid to get all the abbreviations right.
Please replace MTA with MUA in the text above!
