Re: [Exim] SMTP AUTH and /etc/shadow authentication

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Auteur: Dr Andrew C Aitchison
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Aan: Martyn Drake
CC: exim-users
Onderwerp: Re: [Exim] SMTP AUTH and /etc/shadow authentication
On Sun, 30 Sep 2001, Martyn Drake wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I'm currently running on a Red Hat 6.2 system and I'm in the process of
> converting from a Sendmail with AUTH support compiled in to Exim.
> Unfortunately having everything working absolutely fine, the only thing
> I can't figure out is SMTP AUTH. I have the support compiled in, and by
> reading the O'Reilly Exim book I had (or thought I had) the correct
> set-up for PLAIN AUTH and PLAIN LOGIN available.


This might be a solution:
    http://www.e-admin.de/pam_exim/
I haven't tried it since it was only announced a week ago.


I'll forgive you for not finding the announcement
http://www.exim.org/mailman/htdig/exim-users/Week-of-Mon-20010917/030371.html
in the archives since it doesn't mention the crucial keyword "shadow".

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Dr. Andrew C. Aitchison        Computer Officer, DPMMS, Cambridge
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