From owner-freebsd-isp Mon Dec 30 03:51:10 1996 Return-Path: Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) id DAA21562 for isp-outgoing; Mon, 30 Dec 1996 03:51:10 -0800 (PST) Received: from axe.cablenet.net (axe.cablenet.net [194.154.36.65]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.8.4/8.8.4) with SMTP id DAA21554 for ; Mon, 30 Dec 1996 03:51:03 -0800 (PST) Received: (from damian@localhost) by axe.cablenet.net (8.6.9/8.6.9) id LAA06470; Mon, 30 Dec 1996 11:48:33 GMT Message-Id: <199612301148.LAA06470@axe.cablenet.net> Subject: Re: Usernames (was Sendmail, POP3 & RADIUS, etc.) To: matt@clintondale.com (Matt Hamilton) Date: Mon, 30 Dec 1996 11:48:33 +0000 (GMT) From: "Damian Hamill" Cc: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org (FreeBSD ISP) In-Reply-To: from "Matt Hamilton" at Dec 29, 96 08:25:11 pm MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-isp@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk Matt Hamilton wrote: > > I started to think about changing my plan and using some sort of unique > alphanumeric user id such as mh6225 or such. Perhaps using the first two > initials and then some sort of unique number (UID maybe?). And then just > putting hteir name in /etc/aliases to alias it to the logon ID. > > My fear is that this will confuse users too much and make the system a bit > impersonal. I would much rather my address be m.hamilton@clintondale.com > rather than mh6225@clintondale.com. OK, so I would still get mail > > devlivered to m.hamilton, but I think most users would still get confused. > I might want to also figure out a way so sendmail rewites the address as > mail is sent so that the from line says m.hamilton@clintondale.com instead > of mh6225. > > I am starting to confuse myself now and I am wondering whether this is all > worth it :) but I would be interested in hearing what other ISPs or mail > servers policy is. Escpecially those that are trying to target a business > audience. Our policy is to give customers a domain name so they would be mike@hamilton.clintondale.com. The domain name can obviously be anything they want and in the case of businesses is their business name. regards damian -- "There's plenty of rainforest" - A person selling Living Marxism at Edinburgh Festival. Damian Hamill damian@cablenet.net