[dev] Re: [cvs] commit: passwd/lib Driver.php passwd/lib/Driver vpopmail.php

[Eric Rostetter]

Quoting Marko Djukic <tech at oblo.com>:

> mdjukic     2003/06/25 19:44:32 PDT
> 
>   Modified files:
>     lib                  Driver.php
>     lib/Driver           vpopmail.php
>   Log:

First, thanks for all the work on passwd! :)

>   I have tweaked slightly how crypt() is handled. The biggest problem is the
> appending of {crypt} string before the encrypted password, which I've tried
> to figure out why this has been done in such a way but to no luck. It means
> that sharing the SQL database with other apps such as PAM, SMTP-auth etc
> becomes impossible if there are strings prefixed.
>   If someone has an idea why this is done and should stay I'll put it back
> and script around it to make it optional, or something similar.

See the mailing list archives, as this has been discussed a fair amount a
month or two back.  It's rather confusing, but it has been fairly well
discussed.  I think something needs to be done, but I don't think having
it vs removing it is the issue.  I think we need to somehow make a config
item for it.

-- 
Eric Rostetter
The Department of Physics
The University of Texas at Austin
 
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