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Re: [cobalt-users] [RaQ3i] APOP vs POP3



Thanks Duncan,

That's exactly what I was looking for - you're a star !

Regards,

Tarren.

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on 6/5/00 12:13 am, Duncan Laurie at duncan@xxxxxxxxxx wrote:

> APOP maintains a separate password database in /etc/pop.auth.  The raq3
> modifies
> this database directly (its in a semi-standard GDBM format).  Qpopper includes
> a program to administer this file called "popauth".  You can add the admin
> user
> by running "popauth -user admin" while logged in as admin.  The downside is
> if a user is in the APOP db they can ONLY use apop to check their mail via
> pop3.