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List:       pam-list
Subject:    Re: sendmail/qpopper with pam
From:       alex <alex () wanex ! ge>
Date:       2003-07-09 13:49:56
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Ok, so how can I authenticate users with sasl (for both smtp and pop)?

Ed Wilts wrote:

>On Wed, Jul 09, 2003 at 01:49:57PM +0200, Igmar Palsenberg wrote:
>  
>
>>>How can I use PAM (pam_userdb.so) with sendmail and qpopper
>>>to allow only users in database to send/receive mail?
>>>      
>>>
>>No. Sendmail only authenticates to allow / deny relaying, it does not 
>>check who can / may send email.
>>    
>>
>
>Even if you can't use pam for this, there are sendmail hooks to control
>access.  We've written rules that check who is allowed to send Internet
>mail and who isn't.  Receiving mail is obviously easier - if the user
>doesn't exist, the mail will bounce.
>
>Dunno about qpopper - never used it.
>
>  
>





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