Re: [Nolug] More Email Questions

-ray <ray@ops.selu.edu> writes:

> On Tue, 29 Jul 2003, J. Kent Busbee, Jr. wrote:
>
> Yes, you could just set their shell to /bin/false or /dev/null or
> something. Might have to add it to /etc/shells if they want ftp access (i
> don't think pop cares).

This is the simplest way to manage a small mailserver in my view.
useradd -d /no/dir -s /bin/false username . If you're just using
mbox (and he is) then /var/mail/username mboxes are fine.

I've used qmail to manage 100s of domains on a single server. If I were
doing it today, I'd maybe combine qmail with vpopmail (google for it)
or qmail-ldap depending on my needs. I've also used postfix in these
scenarios.

I find sendmail to be a bear to work with and not worth the management
effort. And the security problems....

-- 
Scott Harney<scotth@scottharney.com>
"...and one script to rule them all."
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