[imp] imp authentication question

[Jan Schneider]

Zitat von Pete Masse <pete at chemistry.montana.edu>:

> I am preparing to set up a Horde + Postfix + Dovecot + mysql email  
> system and I want to make sure I'm on the right track.
>
> I would like to manage users via Imp in Horde and use MySql as a  
> backend.  Since Postfix and Dovecot will also use MySql to store  
> user information, should I be able to use the same username and  
> password created in Horde to authenticate Postfix and Dovecot,  
> provided they all use the same hash function (md5 for example)?

Yes.

> If there is a better (simpler) way please let me know other wise am  
> I on the right road so far?

I don't think it could be much simpler. You could use LDAP for the  
same purpose but that's not exactly more simple.

Jan.

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