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Re: pop3 server and Postgresql

Marc SCHAEFER <schaefer@alphanet.ch>

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From: Marc SCHAEFER <schaefer@alphanet.ch>
To: Steve Heaven <steve@thornet.co.uk>
Cc: pgsql-general@postgresql.org
Date: 2001-10-12T20:17:19Z
Lists: pgsql-general 
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.