Date: Fri, 3 Apr 1998 07:44:14 -0800 (PST) From: Tom <tom@sdf.com> To: Andrew Stesin <stesin@gu.net> Cc: Steven Fletcher <ircadmin@shellnet.co.uk>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: 8 char username limitations Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.3.95q.980403074319.14912B-100000@misery.sdf.com> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.3.96.980403162544.16970U-100000@beast.gu.net>
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On Fri, 3 Apr 1998, Andrew Stesin wrote: > > with usernames such as "joebloggs-pickup". The idea is that we can > > simply swap the machine IP's over, and no-one's mail will need > > re-configuring (approx 160 users). Currently, I can't make such > > usernames, and I'm pretty sure that a hack here and there should fix > > that, but I'll need some pointers. > > The straightforward solution (bigger hammer :) is to utilize > sendmail's USERDB feature, described in sendmail's > Operation Manual. Worked for me in a similar situation. > Also gives some other nifty features. That may preserve peoples long e-mail addresses, but people will have to change their POP3 usernames. Tom To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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