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1 .\" @(MHWARNING)
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2 .\" @(#)$Id$
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3 .SC POP 5
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4 .NA
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5 POP \- POP database of subscribers
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6 .SY
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7 /usr/spool/pop/POP
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8 .DE
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9 The POP database has exactly the same format as the \fIBBoards\fR\0(5)
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10 database,
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11 although many fields are unused.
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12 Currently,
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13 only four fields are examined:
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14
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15 .nf
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16 .ta \w'encrypted password 'u
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17 \fIfield\fR \fIvalue\fR
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18 name the POP subscriber
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19 primary file the maildrop for the POP subscriber
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20 (relative to the POP directory)
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21 encrypted password the POP subscriber's password
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22 network address the remote user allowed to RPOP
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23 .re
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24 .fi
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25
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26 This is an ASCII file. Each field within each POP subscriber's entry
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27 is separated from the next by a colon.
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28 Each POP subscriber is separated from the next by a new-line.
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29 If the password field is null, then no password is valid.
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30
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31 To add a new POP subscriber,
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32 edit the file adding a line such as
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33
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34 .ti +.5i
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35 mrose::mrose:::::::0
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36
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37 Then, use \fIpopwrd\fR to set the password for the POP subscriber.
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38 If you wish to allow POP subscribers to access their maildrops without
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39 supplying a password (by using privileged ports),
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40 fill\-in the network address field, as in:
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41
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42 .ti +.5i
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43 mrose::mrose:::mrose@nrtc-isc::::0
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44
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45 which permits \*(lqmrose@nrtc\-isc\*(rq to access the maildrop for the POP
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46 subscriber \*(lqmrose\*(rq.
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47 Multiple network addresses may be specified by separating them with commas,
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48 as in:
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49
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50 .ti +.5i
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51 dave::dave:9X5/m4yWHvhCc::dave@romano.wisc.edu,dave@rsch.wisc.edu::::
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52
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53 To disable a POP subscriber from \fIreceiving\fR mail,
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54 set the primary file name to the empty string.
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55 To prevent a POP subscriber from \fIpicking\-up\fR mail,
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56 set the encrypted password to \*(lq*\*(rq
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57 and set the network address to the empty string.
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58
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59 This file resides in home directory of the login \*(lqpop\*(rq.
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60 Because of the encrypted passwords,
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61 it can and does have general read permission.
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62 .Fi
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63 ^/usr/spool/pop/POP~^POP database
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64 .Sa
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65 bboards(5), pop(8), popaka(8), popd(8), popwrd(8)
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66 .Bu
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67 A binary indexed file format should be available for fast access.
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68
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69 Appropriate precautions must be taken to lock the file against changes
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70 if it is to be edited with a text editor.
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71 A \fIvipop\fR program is needed.
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72 .En
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