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Date:      Wed, 11 Sep 1996 23:49:37 -0400
From:      "Gary Palmer" <gpalmer@FreeBSD.org>
To:        jack <jack@xtalwind.net>
Cc:        "Samuel E. Romero" <ser@hon.hn>, FreeBSD ISP Mailing List <freebsd-isp@FreeBSD.org>
Subject:   Re: Additional pop accounts - how? 
Message-ID:  <29920.842500177@orion.webspan.net>
In-Reply-To: Your message of "Wed, 11 Sep 1996 23:28:56 EDT." <Pine.FBS.3.95.960911232246.181A-100000@zeus.xtalwind.net> 

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jack wrote in message ID
<Pine.FBS.3.95.960911232246.181A-100000@zeus.xtalwind.net>:
> On Wed, 11 Sep 1996, Samuel E. Romero wrote:
> > How can I create additional pop-only accounts for a login account?. 
> > I've seen that advertised in some places and I'd like to know how to
> > doit.
> > Somebody knows? or where can I found the info?

> A 'bug' in popper allows users with an invalid shell entry in
> /etc/master.password to log in for mail.  We set up email only accounts by
> setting the home directory and shell entry to /nonexistent  They can send
> and receive mail but that's all they can do.

Or if you use the pop server from the MH source tree you can use a
different password file which is only for POP users, and still have
normal users get their mail over POP.

Gary
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Gary Palmer                                          FreeBSD Core Team Member
FreeBSD: Turning PC's into workstations. See http://www.FreeBSD.ORG/ for info



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