> I want to use numerical usernames, but imapd and pop3d doesn't recognise
> them, however deliver does (and mailboxes with alfa's in it work fine). Is
> it possible to use them? (Our students have all numbers, so it would be
> nice to let their account name be their student-number...)
I have a patch for this. It was actually fairly easy to
change. Change the auth-unix.c file so it doesn't check for numberic only
usernames. I also changed anyplace where it had a check for hashing to
not put usernames that begin with a number under 'q'.
Let me know if you want the patch. I have one for Cyrus 1.6.x and
2.x.
> P.S> What's the best choice for a new mailserver (which I don't want to
> upgrade that often with new mail-software), the 1.6.24 version or the
> newer 2.0.x series?
Cyrus 2.x is FAST... but I've experienced problems where it stops
responding to imapd connections. I also get a lot of errors about not
flushing the cache for the database. This is running on a RedHat 6.1
system. I'm going to give it a try on a 6.2 box and see if there are any
library issues.
...Jeff
