Re: [EXIM] Using LDAP for Authorization

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Author: Stuart Lynne
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [EXIM] Using LDAP for Authorization
In article <Pine.LNX.4.10.9908101520360.11489-100000@???>,
Dave C. <djc@???> wrote:
>On Tue, 10 Aug 1999, Philip Hazel wrote:
>
>> On 10 Aug 1999 michael@??? wrote:
>>
>> > > I am going to be setting up a university E-Mail system that has 10,000+ users.
>> > > They want to allow relaying only after a user has been authenticated by the
>> > > system. I am going to use LDAP for this. I also want to use exim, as well, does
>> > > anyone have any recommendations for a LDAP server, and or any hints in setting up
>> > > exim in the manner?
>> >
>> > I think the AUTH feature may be very interesting for that. I use OpenLDAP 1.2.3
>> > successful for a much larger system to store account data and Exim works great
>> > with it.
>>
>> I am working on implementing AUTH at present. If anybody has any
>> comments about it - in particular, the kinds of authentication that they
>> want to have available, and whether in server or client modes (or both),
>> now is a good time to make them.
>
>Do you have an RFC you are working from? I'd like to read it to see
>if this will work for us..


RFC2554 - SMTP Service Extension for Authentication.

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