case sensitive

Igor Brezac igor at ipass.net
Mon Aug 4 08:27:52 EDT 2003


On Mon, 4 Aug 2003, Bartosz Jozwiak wrote:

> Yes you are right.
> Ok so I will try to upgrade. Oh yes, should I upgrade Cyrus SASL and Cyrus
> IMAP togther ??

Yes.  Read $cyrus-imapd-src/doc for upgrade instructions.

-Igor

>
> Bartek.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Igor Brezac" <igor at ypass.net>
> To: "Andre Nicholson" <andre at neo-anime.org>
> Cc: <info-cyrus at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>
> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 6:06 PM
> Subject: Re: case sensitive
>
>
> >
> > On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Andre Nicholson wrote:
> >
> > > Wait, hold on here. You're making this harder than it has to be.
> > >
> > > Make the /client/ use lowercase names --
> > >
> > > MySQL:
> > > SELECT LOWER(email_user) FROM some_table;
> > >
> > > If it's Web-Cyradm that you want to change just find where it passes the
> authentication
> > > information off and just alter the application to change the username to
> lowercase.
> > >
> >
> > What you are proposing will not work.
> >
> > Authentication will work, but imapd will fail to find the mailbox when the
> > username and mailbox case do not match.
> >
> > -Igor
> >
> > > Andre
> > >
> > > >
> > > > On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Bartosz Jozwiak wrote:
> > > >
> > > >> So if I upgarde to cyrus 2.2 the username will not be case sensitive
> any
> > > >> more?
> > > >
> > > > It will appear case insensitive to the user.  Cyrus will lowercases
> all
> > > > usernames before it proceeds.  You need to make sure that all
> mailboxes
> > > > are lowercase in the mailstore and you will need to add
> 'username_tolower:
> > > > yes' to imapd.conf.
> > > >
> > > >> I am storing or apssword and username in database MySql.
> > > >> Still it will work?
> > > >
> > > > Yup.
> > > >
> > > > -Igor
> > > >
> > > >>
> > > >> Regards,
> > > >> Bartosz Jozwiak
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> ----- Original Message -----
> > > >> From: "Igor Brezac" <igor at ipass.net>
> > > >> To: "Bartosz Jozwiak" <bartek at cq-link.sr>
> > > >> Cc: <info-cyrus at lists.andrew.cmu.edu>
> > > >> Sent: Friday, August 01, 2003 3:38 PM
> > > >> Subject: Re: case sensitive
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >> >
> > > >> > You need to upgrade to cyrus 2.2 or make a patch.
> > > >> >
> > > >> > -Igor
> > > >> >
> > > >> > On Fri, 1 Aug 2003, Bartosz Jozwiak wrote:
> > > >> >
> > > >> > > Hello,
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Is it possible to somehow change Cyrus that your login name will
> not be
> > > >> case
> > > >> > > sensitive??
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > I am using Web-Cyradm, Cyrus SASL, Cyrus Imap and Mysql.
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > > Bartosz Jozwiak
> > > >> > >
> > > >> > >
> > > >> >
> > > >> > --
> > > >> > Igor
> > > >> >
> > > >>
> > > >>
> > > >
> > > > --
> > > > Igor
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > Igor
> >
>
>

-- 
Igor




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