Snowbox 1.0

Snowbox is a straightforward and easy-to-use POP3 server written in Perl. It can be set up in a couple of minutes and doesn't rely on editing dozens of files scattered around various configuration directories.<br /><br />Despite its simplness it's a full featured POP3 server. See the feature list below. It won the "Open Source Jahrbuch" hacking contest, a programming contest where code with a maximum of 500 lines could be submitted. You can download the book and the article that mentiones Snowbox for free.<br /><br />Scalability<br /><br />Since it runs from inetd Snowbox is not a high performance POP3 server. However, it is certainly enough for most common use cases and the ideal solution for smaller sites that want a simple and easy to use server.<br /><br />Installation:<br /><br />Run "make install" in the distribution directory. This will install the Snowbox executable in /usr/local/sbin and create an initial config directory /etc/snowbox. This directory will contain two files: "config", the global configuration file for snownews, and "user.auth" which contains the users allowed to connect to the server. These files will never be overwritten if they already exist.<br /><br />The configuration is pretty much self explanatory. See the manpage for more details about what can be done.<br /><br />Here are some key features of "Snowbox":<br /><br />?*A* Supports APOP authentication<br />?*A* (Security) Runs as a user process once authenticated.<br />?*A* (Security) No temporary file creation.<br />?*A* (Security) Very small code base that is easily extensible.<br />?*A* SSL is possible by using stunnel.<br />?*A* Of course, all POP3 functionality is implemented, too!

Requirements:	No special requirements
Platforms:	*nix, Linux
Keyword:	Allowed,  Connect,  Overwritten,  Snownews,  Userauth,  Users
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