Fw: Are mailboxes case sensative?

[Pål Olsen]

 On Friday, March 21, 2003 1:02 AM you wrote:
 >
 > This is one of the error messages:
 > <HBuffington at nequalsone.com>: data format error. Command output:
 > HBuffington: Mailbox does not exist
 >
 > If I send the message again using hbuffington at nequalsone.com, it is
 > delivered correctly.
 >
 > Is this an issue with postfix or cyrus?
 >

 It's an isse of Cyrus! And it can either be handled by your MTA (postfix)
or
 you can use my patch, also including an option for allowing numerical
 usernames.

 Remember to _#define DROP_CASE_ and/or ALLOW_ALNUM

 regards
 Pål O.



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*** cyrus-imapd-2.1.12/lib/auth_unix.c       2003-02-19 14:00:38.000000000 +0100
--- cyrus-imapd-2.1.12/lib/auth_unix.c.orig  2002-07-05 17:27:27.000000000 +0200
***************
*** 99,105 ****
   *      1 -> allowed, but requires an alpha somewhere else in the string
   *      2 -> allowed, and is an alpha
   *
!  * At least one character must be an alpha. (or number if ALLOW_ALNUM)
   *
   * This may not be restrictive enough.
   * Here are the reasons for the restrictions:
--- 99,105 ----
   *      1 -> allowed, but requires an alpha somewhere else in the string
   *      2 -> allowed, and is an alpha
   *
!  * At least one character must be an alpha.
   *
   * This may not be restrictive enough.
   * Here are the reasons for the restrictions:
***************
*** 125,135 ****
      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* 00-0F */
      0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, 0, /* 10-1F */
      1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 0, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, /* 20-2F */
- #ifdef ALLOW_ALNUM
-     2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, /* 30-3F */
- #else
      1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1, 0, /* 30-3F */
- #endif

      1, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, /* 40-4F */
      2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 2, 1, 1, 1, 1, 1, /* 50-5F */
--- 125,131 ----
***************
*** 200,208 ****
       */
      sawalpha = 0;
      for(p = retbuf; *p; p++) {
- #ifdef DROP_CASE
-       *p = tolower(*(unsigned char*) p);
- #endif
        switch (allowedchars[*(unsigned char*) p]) {
        case 0:
            return NULL;
--- 196,201 ----