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Title: Creating accounts with dots
Post by: atropos on October 15, 2004, 11:35:23 AM

I wish to migrate about 1500 existing accounts  containing dots (like j.doe@domain.com), but can't do it as the dot is not supported in unix accounts.

I know that SME automatically create aliases but they can't be use for log in POP or IMAP account.

There is no possibility for me to change the accounts form, i think you can guess why, don't want to change 1500 users parameters !

Does someone has a possible solution allowing the use of accounts with dots in SME, whitout causing troubles in SME functionalities (I try directly with the lat-tools in commmand line and it seems to work great).

I'd like to find out how the verification process of the account spelling is done, cause you can add account containing dots if you do it in command
line. So if you have the beginning of an answer, please tell me !

Thanx to all for your help

Title: Dots
Post by: Skydiver on October 16, 2004, 11:11:56 AM

The first name and last name are already set with the dot as Pseudonyms  ie

Account name = Greg

First name = Greg
Last Name = Plater

it set as user name = greg

Pseudonyms are
greg.plater@yourdoman.com
plater.greg@yourdomain.com

etc......

Hope this helps

Title: Followup
Post by: Skydiver on October 16, 2004, 11:13:41 AM

Use the user name as the login for email clients but make the email address on documents or reply address within client to include the Psuedonym with the dot . Only issue with this is the First name and Last name need to be what ever the Psuedonym you want for each users email address you want.

Title: Creating accounts with dots
Post by: atropos on October 17, 2004, 03:13:57 PM

Perhaps my english is too lite but my problem is out there ...

I just want (ie) : Account Name = g.plater

I found the Perl regular expression who check the account name and I have modify it for accepting dots in account name. BUT now I have troubles when I reset the password --> "The account name "" contains invalid charcater". Very strange ("") ... the $acctName value seems to be void now ...

Title: Creating accounts with dots
Post by: RavenIV on October 18, 2004, 03:47:41 AM

maybe you have to modify some more scripts, i.e. password change, password verify, pop-settings, ans so on.

cheers