RE: [IMail Forum] Fw: Having USERID of 2 characters

[Madscientist]

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We've been doing this kind of thing for some of our customers, but we've been sheepish about violating the 'limitation'... so we set up a 2 character alias and point it at a 3 character address... Once their email client is set up nobody ever knows the difference.   The problem with using the command line (or any other tweak) to get past this is that if somebody decides to make the limitation stick - there will be trouble.   _M -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of F.Aunel - AW Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 11:59 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: SV: [IMail Forum] Fw: Having USERID of 2 characters To me it appears as a ’erronius’ limitation brought on Imail by the Web interface people. I’m using the the “Imail database” and have move my account from an other mail-server system (MailMax) using scripts.   If you use the commandline to create/modify and handle you users – you’ll have no proble with Imail and 2 characters in the Userid or Alias – you can use (try) the following:                         Adduser.exe –h mydomain.com –u xx –p secret +web +active +info   It will create – without ANY error – an account for [EMAIL PROTECTED]   If you logon to view mail – it’ll work If you send/receive mail – it’ll work   Any operation – not going true some validation routine – will work and I have this feeling that deep down in Imail 2 character (or even 1) is no problem.   Any good Idears ???   Flemming       -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:IMail_Forum-owner@list.ipswitch.com] P� vegne af WHTV - Internet Tech. Sendt: 18. september 2002 17:39 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: RE: [IMail Forum] Fw: Having USERID of 2 characters   We have a couple 2 character usernames, we use an external database and created them directly in there.  Strange things happen though with web based trying to view, or change them.   Trent ----------- Trent M. Davenport - Systems Administrator Northern Television Systems Ltd - WHTV 203-4103 4th Avenue, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 1H6 (867) 393-2225 X204, (867) 393-2224 FAX www.whtvcable.com ( [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of F. Aunel Sent: September 18, 2002 2:00 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: [IMail Forum] Fw: Having USERID of 2 characters I'm looking for a way to have "Imail webinterface" and "Imail Administrator" accept userid or alias of 2 characters length.   We are currently having user with email address of [EMAIL PROTECTED] - As we are migrating to Imail we need it to accept the 2 characters.   If we use the commandline interface (scripts) to create the account there are no problems. Commandline will accept 2 characters (even 1) as the userid.   Question:             1. Have anyone circumventet this limitation             2. Does ANYONE see any reason for this limitation ..   regards Flemming Aunel