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