[TriLUG] how do I add an email account

[Ralph Blach]

Jason,

What is cyrus and how do I get it?

Chip

Jason Tower wrote:
> 1. you can create a local account and disable shell access by setting 
> the login shell to /bin/false or whatever.  that way it is impossible 
> to login as that user, ever with the password.  not exactly what you 
> wanted but it's close enough for a lot of cases.
> 
> 2. use something like cyrus, which uses its own "subsystem" to handle 
> mail.  user accounts are defined from within cyrus itself, rather than 
> using system accounts.
> 
> jason
> 
> On Tuesday 27 January 2004 10:27, Ralph Blach wrote:
> 
>>Hi, I want to add an email account for a person without giving that
>>person a home directory on my linux box.
>>
>>How do I do this?
>>
>>Thanks
>>
>>Chip
> 
>