actually, i do use some hacked-on mail aliases with mysql right now. creating a standard account and dumping the targets in .courier
prolly won't scale to 10k-15k users but works just fine for now (5k). i just couldn't find a decent ldap management tool back when i was looking at the systems.. beside, SQL integrates much more nicely with the rest of our systems ----- Original Message ----- From: Sam Varshavchik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Courier Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 15, 2003 6:20 PM Subject: [courier-users] Re: Aliases via DB (was: Looking to migrate a metric ton of users.) > Eduardo Roldan writes: > > > On Tue, 2003-01-14 at 20:29, Sam Varshavchik wrote: > >> Peer Oliver Schmidt writes: > >> > >> > Does the "now" imply you are thinking about adding alias handling via DB > >> > to other authentication methods as well? *drool* > >> > >> Well, eventually. I don't see many people doing it. A lot of people are > >> doing it via LDAP, which is why it's there. > > > > How can you see people using SQL alias handling if it isn't available? > > I'll rephrase this: > > I see a lot of people doing LDAP-based aliasing with sendmail, postfix, and > other MTAs. > > I don't see ANYONE doing the same with SQL. > > > Mmm, maybe you refer to auth. Either way, I think that SQL alias is a > > must for a complete SQL backend. > > Things must be prioritized. I do not see this as a top priority. There is > already in place a decent infrastructure for LDAP directory-based mail > routing, and most folks who want a directory-based mail routing setup are > going to go with LDAP. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.NET email is sponsored by: A Thawte Code Signing Certificate > is essential in establishing user confidence by providing assurance of > authenticity and code integrity. Download our Free Code Signing guide: > http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0028en > _______________________________________________ > courier-users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users > > ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: A Thawte Code Signing Certificate is essential in establishing user confidence by providing assurance of authenticity and code integrity. Download our Free Code Signing guide: http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?thaw0028en _______________________________________________ courier-users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-users
