Re: POP3/IMAP server using LDAP

[Pedro Melo <melo@ip.pt>]

Qmail-LDAP + Courier-imap ... Works well. 

On 02-Mar-2000 Dustin Sallings wrote:
> On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, R.I.Pienaar wrote:
> 
>       Cyrus.  Cyrus does POP and IMAP.  I'm still running an older
> version than the current (I'm running 1.5.19).  I've patched it to do LDAP
> for authentication, including looking up a user by uid, and optionally
> applying additional filters for access control. 
> 
>       I've also patched it to be able to read gzipped messages, which
> has been very helpful with big mails and small disks.  I usually get a
> near 50% savings.
> 
># I have done some simple patches to qpop to search for the user in the tree,
># and bind as that user, if it passes it does a maildrop.
># 
># so there dont hve to be entries in /etc/passwd for my pop server, i am also
># looking for a imap solution though.
># 
># On Thu Mar 02, 2000 at 03:38:23PM -0600, John Lederer wrote:
># > Basically what I am after is a central place to add, delete and modify
># > users.  We currently use LDAP for our phone lists, email addresses, web
># > authentiucation, calendar user info, mail aliases, mail groups, etc.  This
># > works well with Netscape's messaging server because the php3 scripts that
># > we
># > use to add and modify users simply change their LDAP record and all the
># > servers get their info from LDAP.  One place for admin, everything is
># > handled.
># > 
># > Now I need to replace Netscape's message server, so I am looking for an
># > imap/pop3 server that can get its user info (authentication, aliases,
># > group
># > memberships, etc.)out of LDAP.
># > 
># > John
># > 
># > Dustin Sallings wrote:
># > 
># > > On Thu, 2 Mar 2000, John Lederer wrote:
># > >
># > >         What types of settings are you looking to store?  Subscriptions?
># > >
># > > # I am looking for a pop3/IMAP server that stores the
># > > # user's mail settings in LDAP much as does Netscape's
># > > # Messenger Server (indeed, a drop in replacement for
># > > # Netscape woiuld be ideal).
># > > #
># > 
># 
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># 
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># 
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