Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 10:41:17 +0800 (CST) From: Ronald Wiplinger <ronald@mail.trace.net.tw> To: Mitch Vincent <cygone@zoomnet.net> Cc: isp@FreeBSD.ORG, isp-tech@isp-tech.com Subject: Re: Non-Standard stuff Message-ID: <Pine.LNX.3.96.990730103751.806A-100000@mail.trace.net.tw> In-Reply-To: <003601beda2e$afc003a0$0200000a@windows.cygone.com>
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On Thu, 29 Jul 1999, Mitch Vincent wrote: > You know, I was sitting here thinking to myself about the soon to come > conversion to SQL databases for all of our auth (POP3 and RADIUS).. I'd like > to avoid putting users in the system users/password file all together.. > > That's possible as far as POP3 and RADIUS go (use IDS-POP3d, PAM RADIUS > module with RADIUS reading out of a MySQL database).. Then we run into > mail.. There really isn't anyway to avoid putting users into the system > user/password file when it comes to a MTA. Or is there? > > I'd really like to avoid a really "hacked" way of doing this if it is even > possible.. And the solution would have to handle a fairly large number of > users, for arguments sake lets say 10,000 users. > > Would anyone have any ideas? look at qmail, it supports different authentication methodes, including RADIUS, .... If you really need the machine for mail only than qmail, setup with no-user-id is the best. Than the people cannot even log in to machine, since they are not users there. > > -Mitch > > "When all your plans fail, backup, re-group and press on. The only real > failure is quitting..." > > -----Original Message----- > From: Laurence Berland <stuyman@confusion.net> > To: isp@FreeBSD.ORG <isp@FreeBSD.ORG> > Date: Thursday, July 29, 1999 9:07 PM > Subject: Big big mail servers > > > >Having read the slashdot thread on the subject, I'm wondering what sort > >of mail daemons (pop/IMAP,MTA,etc.) are available in the ports > >collection that get user accounts from somewhere other than > >/etc/password > > > >any ideas? > > > >Laurence > > > > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > >with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > > > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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