[Dovecot] dovecot vs. cyrus IMAP?

[Olivier Tharan]

* Jim Norton <jrn at oregonhanggliding.com> (20040407 08:11):
> Does dovecot only provide access to mail for users in /etc/passwd? Or can one setup email accounts for people that don't have accounts on the system ( in /etc/passwd )?

You can authenticate users with an LDAP, Mysql or PostgreSQL
server. There are examples in the source tarball and on the Wiki:
http://wiki.dovecot.org/

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olive