* On 24/08/06 22:58 +0200, Christian Schmidt wrote: | Hello Odhiambo, | | Odhiambo WASHINGTON, 24.08.2006 (d.m.y): | | > As concerns restricting users by IP, I believe that is a bad idea. | > It's almost a useless idea, imnsho, because they can connect from | > another IP. | > It's easy to restrict services by IP using a firewall or by using | > inetd. | | IMO it would be great if dovecot could use tcpd/libwrap... I agree, but ..... Isn't that true for any service that is started via inetd? It should work if you can start dovecot via inetd, but I don't like the idea either, coz using runit or daemontoools is better. However, I believe support for tcpd/libwrap can be incorporated into dovecot if you can convince Timo to do it, or make it worth his time if you really need it asap ;) If you know some C++, you can get the code from mysqld, exim, etc, which have it already, and submit a patch. -Wash http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html DISCLAIMER: See http://www.wananchi.com/bms/terms.php -- +======================================================================+ |\ _,,,---,,_ | Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com> Zzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9 +254 20 313922 '---''(_/--' `-'\_) | GSM: +254 722 743223 +254 733 744121 +======================================================================+ Air is water with holes in it