Date: Sat, 25 May 1996 10:30:43 -0400 (EDT) From: Steve <shovey@buffnet.net> To: malvin@webquest.com Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: login name Message-ID: <Pine.BSD.3.91.960525102919.305D-100000@buffnet11.buffnet.net> In-Reply-To: <31A6CF6D.1021@webquest.com>
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On Sat, 25 May 1996 malvin@webquest.com wrote: > Sir, > > We are currently using FreeBSD 2.1 as one of our server. We have > several questions regarding the login name being implemented in FreeBSD. > Hope you can help us out. > > 1. Does FreeBSD allows us to override the maximum of 8 characters login > name? If yes, how? So many things depend on that name being no more than 8 that if you go and force change it you are guaranteed to wreak havoc. If the goal is to have long unweildy email addresses use /etc/aliases. > > 2. Is it possible to use a combination of upper or lower case as your > login name? If yes, how and how do you send mail to them? > No - if the first letter is a cap the system thinks you can only send caps and will mess you up. Again use /etc/aliases for long horrid case included email addresses. > Hope that we can hear from you soon. > > Thank You very much for your support. > > Malvin >
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