thanks Nigel, we'll probably go back to pop before smtp for now as we want
to get live people on it :)
Eddie
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nigel Marett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Monday, July 09, 2001 2:30 PM
Subject: Re: pop-auth
> Eddie,
>
> Found the problem...
>
> The tweeks made to vm-pop3d are basicly to encourage the log format of
> vm-pop3d to be different to what it is by default so you get somthing like
> this.
>
> Jul 9 06:14:36 www vm-pop3d[4655]: Connect from 99.99.99.99
> Jul 9 06:14:36 www vm-pop3d[4655]: User 'admin' logged in from
99.99.99.99
> Jul 9 06:14:37 www vm-pop3d[4655]: Session ended for user: admin
>
> It needs to be like this so popauthd will realise that a sucessful login
(a
> authorised login) has happened and rehash the sendmail /etc/mail/access
> database.
>
> To explain:
>
> I check my mail via a pop client, I'm running vm-pop3d and logging in as
> admin, vm-pop3d logs this:
>
> Jul 9 06:14:36 www vm-pop3d[4655]: Connect from 99.99.99.99
> Jul 9 06:14:36 www vm-pop3d[4655]: User 'admin' logged in
> Jul 9 06:14:37 www vm-pop3d[4655]: Session ended for user: admin
>
> but if I log in as a configured "virtual" user I will get this:
>
> Jul 9 06:14:36 www vm-pop3d[4655]: Connect from 99.99.99.99
> Jul 9 06:14:36 www vm-pop3d[4655]: User 'nigel' of 'freevsd-is-it.org'
> logged in from 99.99.99.99
> Jul 9 06:14:37 www vm-pop3d[4655]: Session ended for user: admin
>
> which popauthd will notice and rehash the database.
>
> The people who wrote vm-pop3d havnt thought of this, or havnt got around
to
> pop before smtp authentication.
>
> So what we had to do was modify the log format, at present it only works
with
> virtual users.. (which will be fixed asap!!)
>
> So I do apoligise about that!
>
> >From here, you have two choices,
>
> 1) you use vm-pop3d with popauthd for virtual users only. (Ie: no
popauth'd
> real users can send mail from outside of your local lan)
>
> 2) you can switch back to qpopper and use pop before smtp with that.
>
> Once again, I do apoligise, we are on to that problem, and should be with
a
> solution soon!
>
> Cheers,
>
> Nigel.
>
> On Monday 09 July 2001 11:26 am, you wrote:
>
> > > also can you cut and paste your /var/log/mailog, for a sucessful pop
> > > login then we can get our heads around it!
> >
> > Jul 9 06:14:36 www vm-pop3d[4655]: Connect from 99.99.99.99
> > Jul 9 06:14:36 www vm-pop3d[4655]: User 'admin' logged in
> > Jul 9 06:14:37 www vm-pop3d[4655]: Session ended for user: admin
> >
> > IP changed to protect the guilty :)
> >
> > here is a top from the VS
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