Date: Thu, 22 Apr 1999 21:57:53 -0700 (PDT) From: Nicole Harrington <nicole@nmhtech.com> To: Cliff Reardon <cj@tas.webnet.com.au>, freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Web Based Script for passwd- found it Message-ID: <XFMail.990422215753.nicole@nmhtech.com> In-Reply-To: <001701be8d3a$c49b8a60$41500acb@tas.webnet.com.au>
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Ok I found the sources for the scripts. You want poppasswd (In mail) for the daemon and WWWpass (in WWW) for the s= cript to interface to it. http://www.westnet.com/providers/ If you get either of these working or make improvements, please share thes= e back to the list. Thanks Nicole On 23-Apr-99 My Secret Spies Reported That Cliff Reardon wrote: > Hi Nicole, >=20 > If you could get me a copy of the script, I would be grateful.. >=20 > Cheers & Beers >=20 > Cliff >=20 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nicole Harrington <nicole@nmhtech.com> > To: Mark Conway Wirt <mark@intrepid.net> > Cc: <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.ORG>; Anthony Capone <capone@cap1.net>; W.Reilly > Cooley <wcooley@nakedape.navi.net> > Sent: Friday, 23 April 1999 13:16 > Subject: Re: Web Based Script for passwd >=20 >=20 >> >> On 31-Mar-99 My Secret Spies Reported That Mark Conway Wirt wrote: >> > On Mon, Mar 29, 1999 at 10:12:41PM -0800, W. Reilly Cooley wrote: >> >> I've considered a web-based interface for users to modify their >> >> configurations (mail forwarding, etc), but giving users access using > their >> >> UNIX passwords through a web interface is a /big/ security hole. See >> >> http://www.apache.org/docs/misc/FAQ.html#passwdauth for an explanatio= n. >> >> This might be reasonable, if, for example, you only permit access fro= m >> >> within your net block. But even then it's sketchy... >> > >> > >> >> Sorry for the late reply, I'm a little behind on my mail.. >> >> Eudora has a cool feature that allows someone to change their passwd vi= a >> the email program. You run a daemon on your server that answers on a > specific >> port and acts as an interface to the password program. I found a perl > script >> that you can setup to replace the eudora mailer and allow passwd changes > safely >> via a web page by having the webpage/CGI script talk to the server on th= e > port. >> Of course via a SSL web page is the only really safe way, but there are > now no >> chroot problems. >> >> If anyone is interested I will try to dig out the program. I have been > trying >> to find the time to set it up for some time now. >> >> >> Nicole >> >> >> >> > Does it have to be Web based? We have a mail based one -- the user >> > sends a message to support with the subject of HOURS, and procmail >> > kicks of a perl script that mails them the information back. Seems to >> > work well, and the nice thing about it is a user can only check their >> > hours, and it needs no authentication. It checks the hours of the >> > account that sent the mail, and sends the results back to that >> > address, so even if someone forges the "from" header, they wont see >> > the result.... >> > >> > --Mark >> > >> > >> > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> > with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message >> >> |\ __ /| (`\ >> | o_o |__ ) ) >> // \\ >> nicole@nmhtech.com | http://www.webweaver.net/ >> webmistress@dangermouse.org | http://www.dangermouse.org >> -------------------------(((---(((----------------------- >> >> - Powered by Coka Cola and FreeBSD - >> - Stong enough for a man - But made for a Woman - >> >> - I'm not ADD - I'm just Multithreaded - >> - Microsoft: What bug would you like today? - >> ---------------------------------------------------------- >> SYSADMIN(1) >> Sysadmin is the keeper of all things computer, is generally harangued, > must be >> supplied with caffeine, chocolate, and sushi in order to function >> properly, >> cannot be exposed to direct sunlight, and must not be allowed to have a > life. >> >> >> >> >> >> To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >> with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message >> |\ __ /| (`\ =20 | o_o |__ ) ) =20 // \\ =20 nicole@nmhtech.com | http://www.webweaver.net/ webmistress@dangermouse.org | http://www.dangermouse.org -------------------------(((---(((----------------------- =20 - Powered by Coka Cola and FreeBSD - - Stong enough for a man - But made for a Woman - =20 - I'm not ADD - I'm just Multithreaded - - Microsoft: What bug would you like today? - ---------------------------------------------------------- SYSADMIN(1) Sysadmin is the keeper of all things computer, is generally harangued, must= be=20 supplied with caffeine, chocolate, and sushi in order to function=20 properly,=20 cannot be exposed to direct sunlight, and must not be allowed to have a lif= e. To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-isp" in the body of the message
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