You can simply add a line in /etc/passwd, with the shell set to /dev/null,
and run 'passwd' as root to set the password in their passwd or shadow file.
this will give them a mailbox but no shell account.
bug
Nils wrote:
> I'm going to set up POP accounts for above 200 different email accounts.
> As I see it, the normal way is to create a user account (with a
> non-shell shell if you know what I mean) which the popper daemon will
> use for password verification.
>
> I must admit I have reservations about creating so many user accounts
> just for pop email - is there an alternative way of dealing with this?
>
> Any other general advice or suggestions would be very welcome!
>
> Thanks,
>
> Nils
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