I shipped a fixed version of pop_pass.c for AIX on the b10 base to qpopper
support for inclusion in a future release. If you need a copy early, drop me a
note.
Roy wrote:
> You need my mod to qpopper. It checks the status of the user in AIX before
> letting him in. I don't have it ported to the latest version but will work
> on it in the next few days
>
> Yiannos Pitas wrote:
>
> > Yiannos Pitas wrote:
> > >
> > > I am running the latest version of qpopper (4.21) on an AIX box but have
> > Make that 3.0.2!
> >
> > Yiannos
> >
> > > a problem
> > > with security. Qpopper still allows users to fetch their email even when
> > > one of the following
> > > holds:
> > >
> > > 1. The user's password has expired,
> > > 2. The user's unsuccefull login attempts have reached their maximun,
> > > 3. The user's account has been locked by the sytem administrator,
> > > 4 The user's workstation is not registered in the DNS address space.
> > >
> > > In the release notes, it is mentioned that at some point (since release
> > > 2.1.4-b2)
> > > the password expiration issue has been fixed for linux and so at that
> > > point
> > > Linux, Solaris and unixware checked for password epxiration.
> > > This is what it is? AIX was left out?
> > >
> > > Regards,
> > >
> > > Yiannos Pitas
> > >
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> > Yiannos Pitas, | Tel: 357-2-892136
> > Computer Center, | 357-9-429774 (mobile)
> > University Of Cyprus, | Fax: 357-2-756082
> > Kallipoleos 75, | email: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > 2100 Nicosia, | http://www.ucy.ac.cy/
> > CYPRUS. |
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