If you want to use cyrus with mysql support, you can't use stock RPMS, you
need to roll your own RPM, and you also cannot use cyrus 1.6.x or 2.x; as
the mysql cyrus support is only for 1.5.x which doesn't use SASL.
On Sun, 29 Apr 2001, San Goku wrote:
> Postfix delivers the mail via cyrus' delivery agent. Cyrus checks if the
> user is in its authentication database. If the user is found, cyrus stores
> the message for later retrieval.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Ruel Masil
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 12:29 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: [plug] Postfix+cyrus imap+virtual email
>
>
> i want to learn, that why im tryin. But im lost at the many documents i
> read. some say to config this or that but it doesnt work. i configure using
> rpm the ff.
>
> cyrus-imapd-1.6.19-2
> cyrus-sasl-1.5.11-2
> openssl-0.9.5a-2.6x
> openssl-devel-0.9.5a-2.6x
> postfix-20001217-8
> redhat 6.2 OS
>
> my objective is to use cyrus imap with postfix but i will not use user
> account in linux other than cyrus itself. can u help me with this. according
> to the document i read it is called virtual. but how can postfix deliver
> mail on a non-exist account? help. ...
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian C. Sison [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Sunday, April 29, 2001 12:03 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: Re: [plug] Postfix+cyrus imap+virtual email
>
>
> On Sun, 29 Apr 2001, Ruel Masil wrote:
>
> > Hi guys,
> >
> > I'm a newbee here! I just like to ask, is anyone of you tried to install
> > postfix, cyrus imap, virtual and any authentication like sasl,pamdb and
> > mysql. I have tried to install this but I got some error like users can't
> > authenticate and how can I create users that don't have an /etc/passwd
> > account. Pls guys help me...
>
>
> That's a tall order for a newbie. Up to it?
>
> First:
>
> Cyrus imap has "limitation" in that it cannot accept '.' chars in the
> username. You have to patch this out if you want to use '.' in names.
>
> Given that, you need to use the mysql authentication pwcheck for cyrus.
> Look it up in freshmeat.
>
> Compile cyrus imap (RPMS in redhat contrib site. Note that the mysql cyrus
> supports only 1.5.x versions of cyrus.)
>
> Then compile postfix. And configure on using postfix with cyrus. HOWTOS
> are included in the postfix package.
>
> If you are using mandrake [7/8] postfix comes in stock.
>
>
> >
> >
> > Do you know some site that I can read installation/howto?
> >
> >
> > ruel
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