RE: [SM-PLUGINS] multiserver login plugin (multilogin)

[p d. t. <pdo...@an...>]

(cc'd to SM-PLUGINS)

If getting the IMAP server address from a basic LDAP query would be that
easy, then we should find someone to help do that.  I haven't done any
LDAP programming, although I suppose if it's that easy, I could probably
fake it... but it'd be nice if someone else could offer their assistance
here.

I will try (no promises, busy weekend ahead) to take a look at putting
the multilogin plugin together again so it works with all versions of SM
and is as solid as I can manage.

Anyone else have ideas?


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Carroll, Jim P [Contractor] [mailto:jca...@sp...]
> Sent: Friday, January 24, 2003 9:51 AM
> To: 'p dont think'
> Subject: RE: [SM-PLUGINS] multiserver login plugin (multilogin)
> 
> I've managed to install it.  I think.  Here's what I did:
> 
> 1)  Extracted the multilogin tarball to the plugins directory.
> 
> 2) Glanced at the README and the INSTALL.  Compared the instructions
to what
> was actually in the directory and puzzled a bit over the inconsistency
of
> the name of the diff file.
> 
> 3) Ignored the patch install, in part because it's for SM 1.2.9 and
I'm
> running with 1.2.10.
> 
> 4) Copied config.php.sample to config.php.  Took a quick look at it,
but due
> to lack of docs, merely uncommented the samples, just to see which way
was
> up.
> 
> 5) Changed to the config directory and ran ./conf.pl.  Added the
multilogin
> plugin and saved.
> 
> 6) Checked the SM login screen.  The pull-down menu with the 2 samples
were
> there.  I became a little wiser which parts were what in the plugin's
> config.php file.
> 
> 7) Attempted to login; expected failure, and was not disappointed.
> 
> 8) Edited multilogin's config.php to create a new entry for my server;
saved
> file.
> 
> 9) Refreshed login screen.  New entry now exists.
> 
> 10) Attempted to login; expected success, and was not disappointed.
> 
> 11) Went to co-worker (our NT admin/guru), got the name of his IMAP
server.
> Added another definition to config.php and removed the sample entries.
> Saved file.
> 
> 12) Had co-worker attemp to login, specifying his IMAP server;
expected
> success, but alas, no joy.
> 
> 13) Co-worker puzzled over this, and commented that he has his domain
login,
> but also an AD login, from what he remembers.  He tried various
attempts,
> but still no go.
> 
> 14) I attempted to apply both the 1.2.9 (included in tarball) and
1.2.10
> (the file you sent me previously) patches.  Not being terribly
familiar with
> the patch command, I followed his instructions of "patch -p0
<filename".  In
> the case of the former I was told that the file was missing; I
cut-paste
> every file listed to get through the patch.  With the latter patch, it
ran
> through (seemingly successfully), but with a few entries it indicated
that
> the patch had already been applied.
> 
> 15) Logged myself out; logged back in successfully.
> 
> 16) Had co-worker try again.  Still no joy.
> 
> 17) Will seek other co-workers to try; will create new entries in
config.php
> where required.
> 
> That's where we're at.  I'm uncertain what the patches did and why the
first
> one (seemingly) misbehaved.  However, the plugin itself (with or
without the
> patches) does look quite promising.  I would be quite glad to work
with you
> on getting this up to snuff as a patch.  I'd also be happy to help
document
> config.php better, so that others will find it easier to set up.
> 
> Related to this:  If you can think of a way for a user to do a trivial
call
> to an LDAP server (Active Directory) with their own user/pass in order
to
> retrieve mailHost, that might be the best solution of all.  If not,
that's
> cool; I'm grateful for what appears to be a reasonable solution.
> 
> TIA,
> 
> jc
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: p dont think [mailto:pdo...@an...]
> > Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 2:59 AM
> > To: Carroll, Jim P [Contractor]
> > Subject: FW: [SM-PLUGINS] multiserver login plugin (multilogin)
> >
> >
> > Found it.  The last email I forwarded to you was a patch to
> > make it work
> > in 1.2.10 I think.  As I've said before, when I looked it over, this
> > plugin did have a couple things that might be better changed
> > if it were
> > to become a full-fledged stable plugin.  If you end up using
> > it, I'd be
> > glad to help get it to that point.
> >
> > Hope this helps,
> >
> >   paul
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: squ...@li...
> > [mailto:squ...@li...] On Behalf
Of
> > benoit bourdin
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 5:37 AM
> > To: squ...@li...
> > Subject: [SM-PLUGINS] multiserver login plugin (multilogin)
> >
> > I just finished a squirremail plugin designed to add a server
> > selection
> > in the login page.
> >
> > You just need to put your IMAP servers/domains/names in the
config.php
> > file.
> >
> > In order to do my plugin, I needed another hook (session_recall,
when
> > variables are extracted from the PHP session).
> > You need to patch squirrelmail also, I give here a patch for the
1.2.9
> > version.
> >
> > Of course, this plugin is under the GPL license.
> >
> > benoit bourdin (aka bennyben)
> >
> >