i´m using a beta version of web-cyradm now and everything works fine. see below.
regards philippe > > > Thanks for the feedback. See answers below. > > Curtis > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Philippe Trolliet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, March 19, 2007 7:43 AM > Subject: RE: [Web-cyradm] username as e-mail address > > > > hi, > > what i don´t like in xerxes is that i´m not allowed to use a dot in the > > username e.g. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > is it possible to enable this? > > The dot (unix like names) was a Cyrus Imap problem as I recall. The > elimination of it in Xerxes is just a programming choice and can > be fixed by > editing the input normalization routine tables. I am not certain > what Imap > will then do with it. Try it and let us know what happens. I'll > put in on > our list to try as well. with the latest stable and a cvs version of web-cyradm everything works fine. i can use a dot in the username e.g. [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > xerxes also doesn´t allow passwords with special characters. this worked > > fine in web-cyradm. is it possible to disable this password-checking > > "feature"? > > See above about normalization. We do some sanity checking to prevent > certain types of MySql attacks which can be contained in the user > name and > password. i think this doesn´t work correctly because you just allow a-z and 0-9. i looked at the code. some users want to use special characters e.g. '?' or '%'. > > > > > both web-cyradm and xerxes use a database mapping/lookup that > is a bit too > > static. i´ve seen some web-apps out there where the database mapping is > > configurable too (e.g. different table and column names). this is a bit > > annoying because now i have to rename my current tables and columns and > > have > > to reconfigure the postfix-mysql mapping. > > I'm not certain that I understand your objective. We have > changed the MySql > database several times to support different features. i mean that you should provide a standard table layout like you already have. but for advanced users there is no central configuration file where they can specify a mapping to an alternative database schema/layout. e.g. instead of using a table named accountuser with column username use a table named mailbox with column user. have a look at the horde project. in some of the modules you can specify where to lookup the needed information. this is is much more flexible. > > > > > regards > > philippe > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> Sent: Samstag, 17. März 2007 06:12 > >> To: [email protected] > >> Subject: Re: [Web-cyradm] username as e-mail address > >> > >> > >> > hi, > >> > how can i configure webcyradm to use the user´s e-mail address > >> as username > >> > (without the dot, but with the at sign)? > >> > >> philippe: > >> > >> We had this requirement plus a requirement for virtual domains (i.e > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] is separate and distinct from > [EMAIL PROTECTED]) The > >> amount of code change required to accomplish these requirements was > >> significant and resulted in a fork from the web-cyradm code. > >> > >> The resulting code base was named Xerxes and can be found at > >> sourceforge.net or URL = xerxes.qwik.net. It is stable and in > use every > >> day providing secure e-mail service to multiple users over multiple > >> domains. > >> > >> Although we no longer directly support web-cyradm, hopefully you will > >> find > >> something in our work to assist you. > >> > >> Curtis > >> > >> > i haven´t found anything on howto configure this. i had some > >> problems with > >> > the dot in the username instead of the at sign. > >> > > >> > regards > >> > philippe > >> > > > > > > > -- > > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > > It has removed 4177 spam emails to date. > > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > -------------- > > > > _______________________________________________ > > This mailing list is hosted and supported > > by bit-heads GmbH | http://www.bit-heads.ch > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Web-cyradm mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://www.web-cyradm.org/mailman/listinfo/web-cyradm > > > > _______________________________________________ > This mailing list is hosted and supported > by bit-heads GmbH | http://www.bit-heads.ch > > _______________________________________________ > Web-cyradm mailing list > [email protected] > http://www.web-cyradm.org/mailman/listinfo/web-cyradm > > __________ NOD32 2126 (20070319) Information __________ > > This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. > http://www.eset.com > > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. 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