Re: [cobalt-users] (no subject)

["Gerald Waugh" <gerald@xxxxxxxxx>]

>John-Andrew Minniti <drew.minniti@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>
> I read through the archives and saw some info on creating just POP accounts
> for users.  I want to host a couple of sites on my RAQ3 for a couple of
> friends and want to obviously have email addresses like webmaster@xxxxxxxxx
> and webmaster@xxxxxxxxxx  I would prefer not to use the alias method put
> forth by Cobalt.

Why do you not want to use the alias method, it's not Cobalt's. If that helps
():-)!

> I would like them to have POP3 accounts in addition to the one granted to
> the user and  would like them to be able to login to the POP3 server with
> say a username webmaster.  Is this possible?  I believe I read you have to
> edit the virtusertable.  Is this a good and/or simple approach?  Using this
> method lets assume the POP3 account is webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxx  The user is
> Bob.  To access the pop3 mail would Bob be able to login to the server using
> Bob or webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxx with the password for the user account Bob and
> access his email?

Just make them users to a site. Bob logs in as "Bob", but he has an alias of
"webmaster".
He can receive mail addressed to "Bob" and he can receive mail addressed to
"webmaster".
Give them a small web page say 1MB, no features!
The User name must be unique, but each user can have the same aliases.

> Also, does anyone know of a decent GUI for managing POP3 accounts?  How are
> some others handling the issue?  Are you going the alias route or the POP3
> account route?  I'd like to get a feel for what people think is the best
> approach.  It would be nice if Cobalt introduced a POP3 aspect to their GUI
> (I have a couple other suggestions for the GUI, but that's neither here nor
> there and I assume they all have been put forth).

What is wrong with the POP3 GUI? Cobalt does have a POP3 aspect, and you
should use it ():-). Managing one of these servers is a lot of work. Save your
energy!
Use the GUI. Many people get into mucho trouble attempting to circumvent the GUI

> Also if anyone could refer me to some good literature on the issue, POP3,
> sendmail, etc, I'd be most appreciative.

http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sendmail2 sendmail, 2nd Edition  1-56592-222-0
$44.95
http://www.oreilly.com/catalog/sendmailqr sendmail Desktop Reference
1-56592-278-6 $8.9