[Dovecot] Authentication with lower case username ONLY

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Wed Sep 15 19:50:47 EEST 2010


check http://wiki2.dovecot.org/Variables -> Modifiers

You can apply a modifiers for each variable (e.g. %Us = POP3):

    * %L - lowercase
    * %U - uppercase

2010/9/15 Leander S. <info at netocean.de>:
>  Hi,
>
> how do you guys force your users to authenticate with lower case letters
> ONLY? Or convert it?
> Is there a SASL Option to force that - or are you using scripts i.e. a bash
> script in combination with the command "tr" ... or a third solution I didn't
> think of yet?
>
>
> I'm using Postfix / Dovecot combination. Postfix is told to use Dovecots
> SASL Service to authenticate it's users.
> For my outgoing eMails I already wrote a script with tr which forms upercase
> usernames to lowercase ones ... but it's not enough. SpamAssassin is still
> confused and writes uppercase letters in it's Database etc. ... So that's
> why I'm looking for a more universal solution.
>
>
> P.S. I would basically prefer a convertation - but I would also be fine with
> a forced lower case auth system.
>
>
>
> Thanks & Regards
>


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