Re: Authentication question

----- Original Message -----
>We are contemplating using surgemail for or mail server
and are trying to 
>understand its account creation and authentication
system.
>
>The situation we have is we want customer service to use
a php webpage to 
>create an account in a mysql database that is external
to surgemail. Then 
>have surgemail access that database via the modsql
interface.
>
>In the past I have used a sendmail server with accounts
created on the
>local  unix password file.
>
>In the situation above will surgemail use the new
account or will a
>command  need to be run on the surgemail server to
create the account?

Mark,

You can use any of these authentication modules or create
your own...
http
://netwinsite.com/surgemail/help/authent.htm

The quick answer is surgemail will use your mysql if you
configure it to do
so.

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Kevin W. Gagel
Network Administrator
Information Technology Services
(250) 562-2131 local 5448
My Blog:
http://mail.cnc.bc.
ca/blogs/gagel
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let me reword my question. Does surgemail have to create the
account or can 
a third party program create it in the database and
surgemail use it.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Kevin W. Gagel" <gagelcnc.bc.ca>
To: <surgemail-listnetwinsite.com>
Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 3:52 PM
Subject: Re: [SurgeMail List] Authentication question


> ----- Original Message -----
>>We are contemplating using surgemail for or mail
server and are trying to
>>understand its account creation and authentication
system.
>>
>>The situation we have is we want customer service to
use a php webpage to
>>create an account in a mysql database that is
external to surgemail. Then
>>have surgemail access that database via the modsql
interface.
>>
>>In the past I have used a sendmail server with
accounts created on the
>>local  unix password file.
>>
>>In the situation above will surgemail use the new
account or will a
>>command  need to be run on the surgemail server to
create the account?
>
> Mark,
>
> You can use any of these authentication modules or
create your own...
> http
://netwinsite.com/surgemail/help/authent.htm
>
> The quick answer is surgemail will use your mysql if
you configure it to 
> do
> so.
>
> =================================
> Kevin W. Gagel
> Network Administrator
> Information Technology Services
> (250) 562-2131 local 5448
> My Blog:
> http://mail.cnc.bc.
ca/blogs/gagel
> My File share:
> http://mail.cnc.bc.
ca/users/gagel
>
>
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email.
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> 

Yes, third party applications can create accounts directly.
If you do so you 
may want to make sure that all the correct fields get set in
the 
authentication database when you do so. A variety of ways to
create accounts 
are:

Database direct using whatever application you want
Netwin authentication module on the command line
Surgemail "tellmail add_user"
Using http posts to the admin / domain admin interface
Browser access to admin / domain admin interface

Marijn


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From: "Mark Jones" <mjonesmnsi.net>
Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2008 12:43 PM
To: <surgemail-listnetwinsite.com>
Subject: Re: [SurgeMail List] Authentication question

> let me reword my question. Does surgemail have to
create the account or 
> can a third party program create it in the database and
surgemail use it.
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Kevin W. Gagel" <gagelcnc.bc.ca>
> To: <surgemail-listnetwinsite.com>
> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2008 3:52 PM
> Subject: Re: [SurgeMail List] Authentication question
>
>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>>>We are contemplating using surgemail for or mail
server and are trying to
>>>understand its account creation and
authentication system.
>>>
>>>The situation we have is we want customer
service to use a php webpage to
>>>create an account in a mysql database that is
external to surgemail. Then
>>>have surgemail access that database via the
modsql interface.
>>>
>>>In the past I have used a sendmail server with
accounts created on the
>>>local  unix password file.
>>>
>>>In the situation above will surgemail use the
new account or will a
>>>command  need to be run on the surgemail server
to create the account?
>>
>> Mark,
>>
>> You can use any of these authentication modules or
create your own...
>> http
://netwinsite.com/surgemail/help/authent.htm
>>
>> The quick answer is surgemail will use your mysql
if you configure it to 
>> do
>> so.
>>
>> =================================
>> Kevin W. Gagel
>> Network Administrator
>> Information Technology Services
>> (250) 562-2131 local 5448
>> My Blog:
>> http://mail.cnc.bc.
ca/blogs/gagel
>> My File share:
>> http://mail.cnc.bc.
ca/users/gagel
>>
>>
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>> The College of New Caledonia, Visit us at http://www.cnc.bc.ca
>> Virus scanning is done on all incoming and outgoing
email.
>> Anti-spam information for CNC can be found at http://gateway.cnc.bc.ca

>>
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>>
>>
>>
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>> No virus found in this incoming message.
>> Checked by AVG Free Edition.
>> Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.20.2/1271 -
Release Date: 
>> 2/11/2008 8:16 AM
>>
>>
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