Isn't NetInfo like NIS - i.e., it uses the standard C library calls for 
everything? Or is it just a PAM-like authentication module? You could run 
qmail-ldap for its 2001 feature enhancements, but you really wouldn't need to 
authenticate anything out of LDAP.



On Friday 01 June 2001 08:30 am, Arek Dreyer wrote:
> How hard would it be to patch qmail such that it looks up info
> from netinfo rather than ldap, creating home directories if
> necessary?
>
> The reason I ask is: the new Mac OS X server,
> which will probably be used in many educational environments,
> uses netinfo.  It can use LDAP, but currently only as a client,
> not as a server.  Apple rolled their own MTA, but it doesn't
> come with secure POP or webmail out of the box.

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