thanks for the answers guys.

> On Sat, 4 Oct 2003, Leonardo S� wrote:
> 
> > i'm planning to do a mail user management (like to add and remove mail
> > users, but only mail users) via the web using apache. I know that
> > postfix can use mysql (and mysql records can be added via web using php)
> > to authenticate it's users but i don't have any ideas on how to create
> > new users for imap (imap-2000a) access.
> 
> TTBOMK, the only difference between a "mail-only" user and a standard user
> is the former's lack of a valid default shell definition in /etc/passwd
> (which is what prevents them from being able to login). Certainly, if one
> plans to use imap, such users will need their own home directories, as
> that is where imap will store their mail folders. It seems to me that if
> you want to administer these users over the web (and securely, obviously),
> Webmin is the easiest way to do it, and would work "right out of the box". 

I don't want to use webmin for this because people that will use it are
not very used to *nix systems, so i must do something very simple. 

> Setting up LDAP is another option, 

I need some research on this

> Reading your subject line, I thought you were looking for a
> webmail server - reading the body - well, I'm not quite sure (but
> that's probably just me :) )

i just want to add users (and remove them) to my mail system

> Anyway, here's a suggestion anyway, and if it's retarded, than
> just ignore:
> www.squirrelmail.org

thanks for the suggestion :)

So, i just need to figure out a way to add new users to my system via
the web. I'll try to research it by myself, but if someone has ideas,
please let me know.

Regards,
Leonardo S�


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