Steve,
We're using adduser and rarely the Imail administrator, never directly to
SQL.
Thanks, I'll look into it.
Eric Langley
networksystems.com
> I have heard mentions of exim (unix mail server) talking to LDAP servers
to
> authenticate. LDAP works with SQL if you add users through either the
> adduser.exe program or Imail administrator. It does not get updated
> automatically if you add users direct into SQL.
>
> Cheers
>
> Steve
>
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Eric Langley
> > Sent: 27 March 2001 15:42
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: Re: [IMail Forum] SMTP AUTH w/external database !NO GOOD!
> >
> >
> > I thought about that too. And rejected for the reason you specified.
> > Having two different ways to login for clients would be a tech-supp
> > nightmare. Not to mention that we would have to have different
> > configuration CD's for each type of client. If ip's were free and
> > readily available I would use them though.
> >
> > How much would it cost me to build an SMTP server from scratch
> > that would do SMTP auth from SQL?
> >
> > Eric Langley
> > networksystems.com
> >
> >
> > > if you don't need LDAP then you could dual home your
> > server, put all the
> > > IMAIL domains on private IPs but have all public services
> > going to the one
> > > external IP. The only difference is that when you login
> > into the external
> > IP
> > > you have to specify the full email address instead of the userid.
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "M. Oestreicher" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Monday, March 26, 2001 6:00 PM
> > > Subject: AW: [IMail Forum] SMTP AUTH w/external database !NO GOOD!
> > >
> > >
> > > > Hello,
> > > >
> > > > > Can't it? Just use an IP address with the domain. Not virtual. I
> > > > > think this
> > > > > will work.
> > > >
> > > > That's no alternative... You won't get 10.000 IP
> > addresses from your
> > > > ISP or even from RIPE/ARIN, just to run your mail server :)
> > > >
> > > > I don't understand the techninal background behind this
> > limitation.
> > > > ext. database works with SMTP, POP3, WebMsg, etc.... Why not in
> > > > SMTP AUTH? Can someone from IPSwitch explain that to me? It would
> > > > be great...
> > > >
> > > > bye
> > > > Markus Oestreicher
> > > >
> > > >
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