Re: non-login accounts

David B. Bauman (david@igcom.net)
Sat, 3 Aug 1996 19:06:43 -0500 (CDT)

On Sat, 3 Aug 1996, Old Man wrote:

> On Fri, 2 Aug 1996, MegaZone wrote:
> > Yes, or just configure them as PPP uses with strict filters so that they
> > can't do anything except email. Then on the host give them a fake shell
> > so they can't login with Telnet, etc.

I would also make sure either your popper program will allow connections
to users with non-valid shells, or make your fake shell valid which I
wouldnt do. You can also configure most popper programs to utilize a
table of users who are allowed and not allowed to access.

D