i got IMAP but know what?

[Elfyn McBratney]

Hi,

Thanks. Ill try that now. Im using ntsec (aka ntlm) does this matter, also
can i use this to change the password of users on the system?

I read somewhere that the directories need to of more 0555...

Regards,

Elfyn McBratney
elfyn@exposure.org.uk
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim.George" <jim.george@blueyonder.co.uk>
To: "Elfyn McBratney" <elfyn@exposure.org.uk>
Cc: "Cygwin ML" <cygwin@cygwin.com>; <jim.george@blueyonder.co.uk>
Sent: Saturday, June 29, 2002 9:35 PM
Subject: Re: i got IMAP but know what?


> On Sat, 29 Jun 2002, Elfyn McBratney wrote:
>
> > Ive read the 'Flipping Manual' :) Yep they are there, System and
Everyone
> > that is. And your right about the auth-thing i can connect to the server
but
> > not authenticate...
> >
> Elfyn,
>
> we're getting closer....you need to ensure that your imap account
> has a password in /etc/passwd.
>
> Use 'crypt <first 2 letters of the users password> <password' but
> without the <> or ' for example crypt hl hlopnert will print an encrypted
> password to stdout.  Put this in /etc/passwd for the user who will have an
> IMAP account (it should go in the password field imediately following the
> user name field.
>
> This should allow you to authenticate.
>
> My problem now is that the majority of my mail folders seem to be
> inaccesible to me (although they are there).  Also imap appears to
generate
> a lot of messages in the application log filling it very quickly.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Jim
>
>


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