And what can I do if I don't want to use a java program to manage my user ?
If I use a langage program who don't know RMI ?
Christophe
----- Original Message -----
From: Roberto Lo Giacco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Java Apache Mail Server <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 2:17 PM
Subject: Re: User manager
> Why we need a protocol to manage users and not just use RMI (or CORBA if
> needed) to send messages to remote classes?
>
> Roberto
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Christophe Marchal" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: "Java Apache Mail Server" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 05, 2000 11:06 AM
> Subject: User manager
>
>
> > As someone ask me (Frederico B.) to do it, there is a new structured
> > protocol for user management :
> >
> > All request must have an answer with something to say if it is good or
> not.
> > Thus all answer must begin with
> > +OK if the request is correct and the answer too
> > -ERR if the request is incorrect or if the remote manager cna't
answer
> > the request
> >
> > There are the function of the remote manager :
> >
> > - Add a new user :
> > ADDUSER username password
> >
> > possible results:
> > -ERR usage : ADDUSER [username] [password]
> > -ERR User already exists
> > +OK User {username} added
> >
> > - Delete an existing user :
> > DELUSER username
> >
> > possible results:
> > -ERR usage : DELUSER [username]
> > +OK User [username] deleted
> > +OK User [username] doesn't exist
> >
> > comment :
> > I don't know how to distinguish the response when a user
does
> > not exist,
> > because if it doesn't exist it isn't in the list of user and
a
> > delete action is to remove it from this list.
> > Tell me what you think.
> >
> > - List all existing user :
> > LISTUSERS
> >
> > possible results:
> > -OK {nbusers} existing accounts
> > user: {username}
> > ...(repeat the same structure fo all user)
> >
> > - Count the existing user :
> > COUNTUSERS
> >
> > possible results:
> > +OK {nbusers} existing accounts
> >
> > - Verify if a user exists or not :
> > VERIFYUSER [username]
> >
> > posible results:
> > -ERR usage : VERIFYUSER [username]
> > -ERR User {username} does not exists
> > +OK User {username} exists
> >
> > comment :
> > I change the name of the command to be close of the other
> > command.
> > I think in a near future the remote manager will do a lot of
> > other stuff (like configuration of the server) not related to the user
> > management so it may exist another command VERIFY related to this other
> > stuff.
> >
> > - Change the password of an existing user :
> > CHGUSERPASS [username] [newpassword]
> >
> > possible results:
> > -ERR usage : CHGUSERPASS [username] [newpassword]
> > -ERR User does not exist
> > +OK Password changed for {username}
> >
> > - Quit the remote manager :
> > QUIT
> >
> > possible result:
> > +OK Bye
> >
> > - Help :
> > HELP
> >
> > possible results:
> > +OK Currently implemented commands :
> > HELP
> > Display this help
> > ADDUSER [username] [password] Add a new
> user
> > DELUSER [username] delete
> > existing user
> > LISTUSERS
> > display existing accounts
> > COUNTUSERS
> > display the number of existing accounts
> > VERIFYUSER [username] verify
if
> > specified user exist
> > CHGUSERPASS [username] [newpassword] change password of
an
> > existing user
> > QUIT
> > close connection
> >
> > If the request is none of this, the result is :
> > -ERR Unknown command
> >
> > As you see there isn't a lot of change to do :
> > - Change the message response of all command
> > - Change the VERIFY command
> > - Add the CHGUSERPASS command
> >
> > I hope someone can quickly make change because I'm not already familiar
> with
> > CVS and I have not already successful compile the James source, so it's
> not
> > easy for the test.
> >
> >
> > Christophe Marchal
> >
> >
> >
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