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The Courier Authentication Library is a generic authentication API used
for two purposes:

1. Read the name of a mail account. Determine the local account's home
   directory, and system userid and groupid.
2. Read an account name, and a password. If valid, determine the
   account's home directory, system userid, and groupid.

The base package only installs the authpam authentication module to
obtain account information and passwords using PAM

Other plugin authentication modules are provided:

    net/courier-authlib-ldap        OpenLDAP
    databases/courier-authlib-mysql     MySQL
    databases/courier-authlib-pgsql     PostgreSQL
    databases/courier-authlib-userdb    libc db based
    databases/courier-authlib-usergdbm  gdbm dependant
    mail/courier-authlib-vchkpw     vpopmail/vchkpw

Install them as occasion demands.

WWW:    http://www.Courier-MTA.org/authlib/