File 'net/udbBase.cls' (part of 'Pool_Net')

Description (short): User authentication database, interface definition
Written by: Andreas Kupries
Description: Management of a database to map from users to authentication codes (passwords) and storage references. Definition of its interface as required by the POP3 server core, see pop3Server.
Keywords: User authentication, authentication database, user database, passwords

Class 'userdbBase'

Description

This class provides the interface to an account database, as seen by the POP3 server core in pop3Server.

public: lookup (name)

Methods

lookup (name)

Abstract method. Query database for information about user name.

Argument: name Name of the user to query for.

Returns: a 2-element list containing password and storage location of user name, in this order.

Generated by AutoDoc 2.4 at 09/14/2000, invoked by Andreas Kupries

lookup (name)
Abstract method. Query database for information about user name.
Argument: name	Name of the user to query for.
Returns: a 2-element list containing password and storage location of user name, in this order.