Hello all --

I just installed the current version of the Postfix port (version 2.4.6) on a Leopard Server system.

After the install, I noticed a username and group name of "_postfix" and "_postdrop" respectively, as in:
drwx--x---  2 _postfix  _postdrop  102 Jan  4 23:06 public/
drwx-wx---  2 _postfix  _postdrop  102 Jan  4 23:06 maildrop/
This differs from previous Postfix port installations (UID 27 was "postfix" not "_postfix"). This isn't really a MacPorts specific issue but I'm wondering if anyone knows why Apple changed their naming schema on Leopard, for short names such as:

from "postfix" to "_postfix"

?

I wonder if this has something to do with becoming fully UNIX compliant? POSIX?

Mr. Jordan Hubbard, can you offer some wisdom and perspective on this subject?

Thank you,

T.M.