Date: Sun, 1 Aug 1999 18:55:24 +0100 From: Dominic Mitchell <Dom.Mitchell@palmerharvey.co.uk> To: Mike Hoskins <mike@snafu.adept.org> Cc: Alex Zepeda <garbanzo@hooked.net>, Alex Povolotsky <tarkhil@asteroid.svib.ru>, hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Solution for mail pseudo-users? Message-ID: <19990801185524.D15939@voodoo.pandhm.co.uk> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908010235130.25399-100000@snafu.adept.org>; from Mike Hoskins on Sun, Aug 01, 1999 at 02:43:28AM -0700 References: <Pine.BSF.4.05.9907311812181.16096-100000@localhost> <Pine.BSF.4.10.9908010235130.25399-100000@snafu.adept.org>
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On Sun, Aug 01, 1999 at 02:43:28AM -0700, Mike Hoskins wrote: > I like the 'keeping it real' idea as well. > > Then again, doesn't 3.2R+ support SecureRPC? Isn't this the sort of thing > NIS+ was invented for? A centralized db of users that you can then export > to various machines with differing characteristics? I.e. couldn't you > import the NIS db to your mail box(es) with /nonexistent home directory > and /sbin/nologin shell? Name and password pairs would still exist, > allowing any SMTP/POP3 daemons I know of to work without change. We support NIS, and secure RPC, but not NIS+. Bill Paul was working on it some time back, but I'm not sure if he still is... -- Dom Mitchell -- Palmer & Harvey McLane -- Unix Systems Administrator In Mountain View did Larry Wall Sedately launch a quiet plea: That DOS, the ancient system, shall On boxes pleasureless to all Run Perl though lack they C. -- ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. ********************************************************************** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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