[Dovecot] CDB Authentication database

[Marty Anstey]

Phil Howard wrote:
> I'd be interested in this, too.  It might be a nicer way for smaller sites
> to share between Dovecot and Postfix.  CDB is a read-only (C meaning
> constant) dictionary file designed by DJB.  To update it, build a new one
> and swap.  Alternatively, use 2 or more DBs with the CDB having the bulk of
> information and a smaller dynamic DB first having the day's changes.  Then
> the bulk data can be rebuilt daily overnight.
>
> Another even simpler "DB" would be a directory index.  The directory is the
> DB.  The key selects a file name.  The data is the file contents.  I'll
> leave it to your imagination how to update it.  It could be a simple "small
> first in line" DB out of 2 or more.
>
> On Thu, Apr 29, 2010 at 9:17 AM, Luca Corti <luca at fantacast.it> wrote:
>
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>
+1 for me; i'd also be very interested in seeing this feature. I have
used cdb databases for years in various applications and have always
found them a good fit for my needs.

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Marty Anstey