Re: [cobalt-users] Web interface for POP3

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Zarrir Junior" <zarrir@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>      I have installed rymo, which is a simple but effective web interface
> for my Cobalt users to access their POP3 mailboxes, although without
> MIME/attachments support. The users have to input the mailserver name,
email
> address , username and password.
>     My question is: Is there a way i can force these users to always
access
> the web interface for their emails? What i want is a way to block access
to
> the mailboxes from their particular Outlooks, Eudoras  or Messengers, if
> they input the same data they use for the web interface.

If feasible, make their usernames cryptic and do not share the usernames
with them.  Use a MySQL database, a flat file or some other method to store
usernames and login names, perhaps using email address as the login name.
Modify rymo (not familiar with it, no idea what language written in) to
lookup the server username based on the user's supplied login and access the
POP account.  Alternately, you may be able to use ipchains to block access
to POP from all machines except localhost.

> In fact, i want to
> disencourage spammers instead of having to suspend them later.

Don't we all.  Good luck.

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Steve Werby
President, Befriend Internet Services LLC
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