Re: [Exim] SMTP AUTH with PAM on Debian/Woody (howto?)

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Author: Andreas Gietl
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To: Josh Siegel, Andreas Metzler
CC: Exim User Group
Subject: Re: [Exim] SMTP AUTH with PAM on Debian/Woody (howto?)
On Monday 03 March 2003 03:27, Josh Siegel wrote:

That's not right. You're compiling a completly new pam-module called
pam_exim.so. pam_unix.so leaves untouched.

> [...]
>
> >Using the helper-binary approach has some favours:
> >* Works with any PAM-modul, not just pam_unix-type.
> >* Installing and keeping up-to-date is much less work. - What if there
> >  is a security issue with pam_unix, I'll have to find and fix it in
> >  pam_exim, too and have to install the fixed version.
> >* It's the least intrusive, simplest solution.
> >              cu andreas
> >-[...]

>
> At best of all, you mess up the pam_unix.o module and suddenly you
> cannot log into your machine. You mess up your helper binary and
> suddenly, you can't send email...
>
>       --josh

>
> http://www.stormbirds.org/authcheck.cxx      - my helper binary

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