On Tue, 4 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> Froilan Mendoza writes:
> > On Mon, 3 Jul 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> >
> > > POP3 is a protocol. It does not define a mapping of email addresses to
> > > usernames. It's perfectly legal to have an email address of
> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED], a POP3 username of u0928475 and a unix login of bobrulez.
> >
> > Exactly, but the question was whether you can have the _same_ pop3
> > usernames, sort of like:
> >
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -> pop3 username of u0928475
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] -> pop3 username of u0928475
I think what he means is [EMAIL PROTECTED] is not the same person as
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
--nelson
>
> If your setup doesn't allow this, it's a limitation of your software and
> not of the inherent protocols.
>
> > which i think you can't since the usernames (which ultimately translates
> > into an account in a unix/nt/whateverserver box) have to be unique.
>
> Sez who?
>
> > Again, if there's a workaround, id like very much to know.
>
> There are many virtual mail packages available. qmail has 2 packages that I
> know of, but it's relatively easy to roll your own to allow hosting
> multiple domains/users (with different POP3 usernmes) off of a single uid.
> I'm sure postfix and sendmail have their own.
>
> Brian
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