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From: RThirlby@MULTICS.LOUGHBOROUGH.AC.UK
Newsgroups: comp.mail.sendmail
Subject: campus mail service
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Date: 8 Feb 89 08:04:00 GMT
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Is it possible to include code in a sendmail system to fuzzy match
incoming mailnames using (say) the fields of the password file as basic
data.  we are in the middle of procuring a new main campus general
purpose and mail system, the only systems on the shortlist are all UNIX.
We have about 4000 registered users and expect this to increase with a
better mail service.  I am frightened as to the size and search time of
an alias file with several entries per user.  We clearly need to use the
alias system for users whos mailboxes are elsewhere but feel that an
algorithm approach should be possible for users with local mailboxes
given a sensible choice of username strategy.

We cant be the first to do this sort of thing???

Rob Thirlby, loughborough Univ Computer centre.