Authentication question

[Andrew Bartlett]

Unfortunetly this implies the use of plaintext password, which (apart
from the security implications) also requires client-side hacks and
exposes client-side bugs.  

Andrew Bartlett

Ariel Mella wrote:
> 
> if you are using PAM centralized autentication this is posible.
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Wayne Dozier" <wdozierlist at gborocollege.edu>
> To: <samba at samba.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 1:30 PM
> Subject: Authentication question
> 
> > Is it possible to set samba up to pull its authentication
> > information from a POP or IMAP server.  I want to set up
> > samba and have our students logon using the email username
> > and password.  I was able to do this with EZPROXY and was
> > wondering if it was possible through samba as well.  Any
> > help would be greatly appreciated.
> >
> > Wayne Dozier
> > Greensboro College
> > Network Administrator
> >
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Andrew Bartlett                                 abartlet at pcug.org.au
Manager, Authentication Subsystems, Samba Team  abartlet at samba.org
Student Network Administrator, Hawker College   abartlet at hawkerc.net
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