Hi,
I read Chap 35 & 36 to put Plain text SMTP auth - to summarise, the
following steps to add SMTP Auth would be (please let me know if this is
correct):
- Add AUTH_PLAINTEXT=yes in Local/Makefile
- run make and make install commands in /usr/local/exim/
- In /usr/exim/configuration, put:
-- MAIN CONFIGURATION --
host_auth_accept_relay = *
host_accept_relay = 127.0.0.1
[create AUTHENTIFICATION CONF after TRANSPORTS CONF and put...]
fixed_plain:
driver = plaintext
public_name = PLAIN
client_send = ^user^passwd
- restart exim
From this will I expect Exim to provide SMTP Auth (challenge) for clients
wanted to send emails, or have I missed something?
Therefore the users of Outlook Express will have to change the conf of their
account as follows:
In the account, Server / Outgoing mail server : required auth checked, then
in Settings, log as: user + passwd (according to the example above)
Also I guess that shouldn't affect the SMTP job to receive emails sent to
the email addresses managed my the server.
cheers
Guillaume
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tamas TEVESZ" <ice@???>
To: "Guillaume Finance" <g.finance@???>
Cc: <exim-users@???>
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2001 1:42 PM
Subject: Re: [Exim] POP before SMTP
> On Sun, 9 Sep 2001, Guillaume Finance wrote:
>
> > >From any experience, do u think SMTP Auth can be implemented 2 a
running
> > email server without interupting the service?
>
> no. you will need 3 to 4.5 seconds outage.
>
> > I kind of doubt about this cos exim needs to be reinstalled (make
commands
>
> if your current exim build doesn't have authenticator support built
> in, and you have to rebuild and install it, then you will need 10
> seconds of service outage. tell your customers it was a network
> congestion outside your control ;P :)
>
> prepare the new config beforehand, recompile exim, kill the currently
> running one, install the new one, install the new config. it's really
> not more than 5 secs. keep a copy of your current conf+binaries, just
> iin case.
>
> --
> [-]
>
>
