AW: [cobalt-users] Linux User Ignorance,

["Steven Glogger" <list@xxxxxxxxxx>]

>>Is there a way to have the user authentication database, seperating the
>>authentication, email, and web services by domain?
>Sure.  Don't use unix or Linux.
why not...
our servers are using a db (mysql) for everything (except for
frontpage...that uses that sh*tty service.pwd file, for password storage).
our ftp server is patched to run with mysql-support, and it works really
good (incl. statitics) [the ftp server is free].
our web server has a authentication module with mysql-support [both
webserver and module are free].
our email-server (which is free) is patched and runs also with (as you
guess) with mysql....
you can use 20 chars or more for username, password, and so on...
for everything we programmed a admin and user webinterface (php...oh..this
is also free ;-) )

so, if this sounds bad or expensive, it's your opinion, but not mine...

-Steven