massive numbers of email accounts and script

js_530 · 07-23-2003, 02:25 PM

How do large websites (ie. yahoo) handle soo many email address? And, how can they automatically add users, is it a script?

david_ross · 07-23-2003, 02:39 PM

yes you can create scripts to do things lik this. The script will be dependant on your system.

js_530 · 07-23-2003, 02:42 PM

But how could I pass a variable from a webpage to a script? I don't want to use CGI or PHP due to security (allowing access to the bind config).

david_ross · 07-24-2003, 12:06 PM

If you don't use some type of script on the webserver then there isn't a way to do it. The whole idea of what you want to do involves some sort of scipting or programming.

stickman · 07-24-2003, 01:42 PM

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Originally posted by js_530
But how could I pass a variable from a webpage to a script? I don't want to use CGI or PHP due to security (allowing access to the bind config).

You've got to use something. PHP and Perl are perfectly acceptable for building a web interace for a web-based application. Just be sure to audit your code. Go take a peek at Hushmail. Secure email is their focus, and they are using PHP and Java for their application.

Also are you referring to bind as in DNS?