Re: [cobalt-users] Webmail on cobalt raq3? Advice needed

[BOBKA Lastname <mychacho@xxxxxxxxx>]

My understanding of IMAP protocol is that you do have
to create a user for the system, correct me if Im
wrong. Now that opens the whole world of security
implications even if I disable telnet and ssh for
these users. Is there any ways to not have to create
users on the system? Why not just have the username in
the database and authenticate through that? Does
POP-based email also work this way(creating
system-wide users and setting them specific
permission). The ideal situation would be to have user
authentication/access control that is email-daemon
based and not system-based. Any advice?

--- Steve Werby <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> "John D. Gorena" <Support@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > We really like Squirrel Mail
> (http://www.squirrelmail.org/) but it does
> require
> > PHP to be installed first.
> 
> Is this an autoresponder?  <grin>  The original
> poster said he tried
> squirrelmail (FYI I use it myself), but he needs
> something that will let
> users signup for accounts via the webmail program. 
> Squirrelmail does not
> have that feature.
> 
> > BOBKA Lastname wrote:
> > > do without that. The webmail system Im looking
> for
> > > should preferrably be php based and may or may
> not be
> > > a flat-file or mysql based system.
> 
> Have you considered writing your own front-end to
> create system user
> accounts?  This would be fairly easy using Perl (if
> you know Perl) or PHP
> running as a CGI.  Most webmail programs simply
> allow a user to access
> either any account or accounts given permission to
> use the program.  You can
> probably also find an open source program for
> creating users and email
> accounts which could easily be integrated with
> squirrelmail or another
> webmail program to seamlessly allow user
> registration and account access.
> If you are willing to spend money for a program,
> there are programs that
> will do what you want.  In fact, someone on the
> cobalt lists sells such a
> program through his company, but I can't recall the
> name off-hand.
> 
> --
> Steve Werby
> President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
> http://www.befriend.com/
> 
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