./sysutils/checkpw, Password-checking tools for password files in Maildir

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Branch: CURRENT, Version: 1.03nb1, Package name: checkpw-1.03nb1, Maintainer: schmonz

checkpw is a simple and flexible checkpassword interface package.

checkpw checks password which is stored in a file in the Maildir
directory. The file has read and write permissions to the user only.
checkpw checks real user's password.

- checkpw allows POP authentication.
- checkapoppw allows APOP authentication.
- Multiple maildirs per POP3 user are supported.
- Multiple password per maildir are supported.

Before invoking following program, checkpw and checkapoppw set up $USER,
$EXT, $HOME, $SHELL, its supplementary groups, its gid, its uid, and its
working directory.

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   2023-11-25 20:06:50 by Amitai Schleier | Files touched by this commit (1) 
Log message:
checkpw: actually bump PKGREVISION.
   2023-11-25 20:05:21 by Amitai Schleier | Files touched by this commit (3) 
Log message:
checkpw: offer 'nbcheckpassword' alternative. Bump PKGREVISION.

(While here, install helpful docs and examples.)
   2023-04-24 19:38:00 by Amitai Schleier | Files touched by this commit (5) 
Log message:
Add checkpw: Password-checking tools for password files in Maildir

checkpw is a simple and flexible checkpassword interface package.

checkpw checks password which is stored in a file in the Maildir
directory. The file has read and write permissions to the user only.
checkpw checks real user's password.

- checkpw allows POP authentication.
- checkapoppw allows APOP authentication.
- Multiple maildirs per POP3 user are supported.
- Multiple password per maildir are supported.

Before invoking following program, checkpw and checkapoppw set up $USER,
$EXT, $HOME, $SHELL, its supplementary groups, its gid, its uid, and its
working directory.