$Id: README,v 1.1 2002/01/15 22:43:07 dminor Exp $
Login_Alias Plugin
Copyright (C) 2001 Jay Guerette <JayGuerette_at_pobox.com>
Copyright (C) 2002 David Minor <dave_at_dminor.com>

This plugin allows users to specify an optional friendly login alias in
Options/Personal Information. The alias can have spaces in it. Thereafter
they can log in using this alias.  It is known to work in 1.2.1.  If you find
that it works properly in earlier versions, please contact dave_at_dminor.com 
with the version tested with.  

The most recent version of this plugin can be found at 
<http://www.squirrelmail.org/plugins.php>

Questions or Comments can be posted to:
<squirrelmail-plugins@lists.sourceforge.net>

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Upgrade Instructions

1. change directories to the squirrelmail plugins directory. From the
squirrelmail document root .. 'cd plugins'

2. untar the login_alias file


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Install Instructions

1. change directories to the squirrelmail plugins directory. From the
squirrelmail document root .. 'cd plugins'

2. untar the login_alias file

3. change directories to your chosen data directory.  

4. touch login_alias.pref

5. Make this file readable and writable by the user your web server runs as

6. Run conf.pl, choose "8" from the main menu, and add 'login_alias'
as a new plugin.  Save and exit.


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History

v0.1 (alpha)
initial public release

v0.2 (alpha)
modified to play nicely with password_forget plugin

v0.3 (alpha)
modified to play nicely with password_forget plugin load order

v1.1
modified to work correctly with squirrelmail preference caching
and not mangle the user's preferences.