[plug] re: User names

[Jon L. Miller]

Yeah, this is what I've done, I was just wondering if there is a rule that states do not use "." in creating user names.

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On 7/27/99, at 8:30 AM, Paul Wilson wrote: 

>From: Jon L. Miller <jlmiller at wantree.com.au>
>> Is there a format to creating users names? by this I mean if I create a
>user name such as joe.smith I get
>> bounced email from joe.smith at mycompany.com.au.  Am I to assume you cannot
>have the "." in a users name?
>
>The solution that I've used in the past is to create a UNIX user 'smithj' or
>somesuch, and then link 'joe.smith' to 'smithj' using the sendmail aliases
>file.
>
>It's a problem that I've come across on sites that seem to have different
>username rules on different platforms.
>
>Paul

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