There are modules to do that for Cyrus. It would not be very complex to
implement postgresql access in pretty much any pop server that supports
pluggable authentication modules.
Of course, its another subject whether you _want_ to do this. Like it or
not, email requires 24/7 availability. Database itself will provide less
than that. I suggest you don't rely on database direct but extract data
every so often from it into a file.
-alex
On Fri, 12 Oct 2001, Marc SCHAEFER wrote:
> On 10 Oct 2001, Steve Heaven wrote:
>
> > Does anyone know of a POP3 server that can use a Postgresql DB to
> > authenticate usernames & passwords ?
>
> No.
>
> Alternatives:
>
> - extract the information from the PostgreSQL DB hourly/daily/whatever
> and populate the POP server private authentification database
>
> - if the POP server supports PAM, and if someone has written a
> PG module for it, it should be possible.
>
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