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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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