Re: disabling some users

Charles Cazabon <[email protected]> Mon, 30 Jan 2006 08:01:16 -0600
Newsgroups gmane.comp.djb.checkpassword
Message-ID <[email protected]>
123Test Test <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> I have successfully installed check password and integrated it with
> qmail-pop3d. All regarding popping emails is fine.
> 
> But in my system, say if any user doesn't pay my bills, then i would like to
> disable him from popping emails. How do  I disable him from popping emails ?

Any way your system supports.  See `man passwd` on your system for one
possibility regarding locking accounts.  Another, since qmail-pop3d is
executed by checkpassword, would be to insert a shim between them that checks
whether the account is currently enabled or not.

Charles
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