Date: Wed, 01 Sep 1999 15:56:10 -0700 From: Mike Smith <mike@smith.net.au> To: Ollivier Robert <roberto@keltia.freenix.fr> Cc: hackers@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Proposal: Add generic username for 3rd-party MTA's Message-ID: <199909012256.PAA01514@dingo.cdrom.com> In-Reply-To: Your message of "Thu, 02 Sep 1999 00:39:28 %2B0200." <19990902003928.A33233@keltia.freenix.fr>
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> According to Sheldon Hearn: > > I plan to add a user ``smtp'' with UID 25 and a member of group > > ``mail'', for use in running non-priveledged MTA's in FreeBSD. This is > > primarily for the convenience of maintainers of mail ports. > > What about "mta", a name that was suggested (and used on hub I think) by > Jonathan (Bresler) when we were talking about Postfix integration. If we do this, I hope a more obvious name is chosen; something like "mailman" might be a start. Or "mailperson", or "postperson", or whatever. "mta" just feels a little obscure. -- \\ The mind's the standard \\ Mike Smith \\ of the man. \\ msmith@freebsd.org \\ -- Joseph Merrick \\ msmith@cdrom.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-hackers" in the body of the message
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