On Mon, 16 Jul 2001, Marc Langer wrote:
> on Jan 26 Oscar Martmn posted a patch for SMTP Authentication with
> Outlook 4 on this list, dealing with AUTH=LOGIN (notice the =)which is
> expected by Outlook.
>
> I now discovered that Outlook 2000 seems to have the same problem:
> a customer couldn't get Outlook 2000 with SMTP AUTH and Exim working,
> and without him changing anything (we checked the configuration before,
> everything was ok) it worked when I had patched this Outlook 4 hack
> into Exim.
>
> Therefore I think, this is important for many people using Exim.
> Could you add this to Exim 4? Attached is a diff on Exim 3.31.
I know I have put stuff into Exim to cope with programs that don't
follow the RFCs, but I think this particular fix is one step too far. It
is not something that is potentially ambiguous in the RFC. It is a
REALLY STUPID misreading of a perfectly clear RFC.
I'm sorry to be obstinate here (I'm not often obstinate) but I don't
feel inclined to put workarounds into free software for the benefit of
ridiculously simple mistakes in sofware that makes a lot of money for
some people.
Make a big fuss. Get Outlook fixed.
Philip
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