Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 11:26:07 +0200 From: Geert Hendrickx <geert.hendrickx@ua.ac.be> To: Matthew Seaman <m.seaman@infracaninophile.co.uk> Cc: ihsan@synthexp.net Subject: Re: Detaching program from controlling terminal Message-ID: <20040615092606.GA9112@lori.mine.nu> In-Reply-To: <20040615085551.GB92278@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk> References: <40CE8CB9.9050504@synthexp.net> <20040615085551.GB92278@happy-idiot-talk.infracaninophile.co.uk>
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> For e-mail access, the same sort of arguments apply. You can > alternatively separate the database of e-mail accounts completely from > the system password database: the Cyrus e-mail system (in ports) works > in that way, and there are some well documented recipes on the web for > setting up such arrangements using qmail. > > Cheers, > > Matthew > > -- > Dr Matthew J Seaman MA, D.Phil. 26 The Paddocks > Savill Way > PGP: http://www.infracaninophile.co.uk/pgpkey Marlow > Tel: +44 1628 476614 Bucks., SL7 1TH UK Also, Dovecot (in ports/mail/dovecot) is a very nice POP/IMAP-server, which can work with virtual users and/or separate password database. That way you could easily change passwords via a non-interactive process or a web-form (I did so for my father's company). GH
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