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Record Format
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Syntax notes:
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- ( P )* means "zero or more of the P"
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- ( P )+ means "one or more of the P"
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- { P } means "zero or one of the P"
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  (ie P is optional and may be omitted)
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New version 2 records have the following format:
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	0x02
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	( flag-number flag-value )* NUL
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	password-crypt NUL
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	{ mailbox } NUL
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	( alias NUL )* NUL
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	personal-information NUL
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	hard-quota NUL
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	soft-quota NUL
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	message-size-limit NUL
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	message-count-limit NUL
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	creation-time NUL
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	expiry-time NUL
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flag-number and flag-value are single-byte values.  The flag numbers are
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the same as the attribute number defined in vdomain/vdomain.h.
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The maximum values for limits (quota, etc.) are expressed in the file as
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"-" and internally as UINT_MAX.  Records with an unknown creation time
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have the creation-time set to the UNIX epoch (midnight GMT January 1,
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1970).
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Old Record Formats
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Version 1 records have the following format:
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	0x01
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	password-crypt NUL
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	{ mailbox } NUL
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	( alias NUL )* NUL
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	personal-information NUL
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	hard-quota NUL
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	soft-quota NUL
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	message-size-limit NUL
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	message-count-limit NUL
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	creation-time NUL
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	expiry-time NUL
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Old style records had the following format:
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	":" password-crypt ":" destination
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The destination was prefixed with '&' for a forward, and with either '.'
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or '/' for a mailbox.
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Proposed Record Format
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	0x03
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	( flag-number flag-value )* NUL
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	password-crypt NUL
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	{ mailbox } NUL
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	( alias NUL )* NUL
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	personal-information NUL
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	hard-quota NUL
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	soft-quota NUL
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	message-size-limit NUL
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	message-count-limit NUL
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	creation-time NUL
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	expiry-time NUL
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	last-modified-time NUL
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flag-number and flag-value are single-byte values.  The flag numbers are
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the same as the attribute number defined in vdomain/vdomain.h.  The flag
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value is either ASCII '0' for false/off or ASCII '1' for true/on.
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