Re: [Exim] CRAM-MD5 fudging

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Szerző: Nico Erfurth
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Címzett: Tamas TEVESZ
CC: John Jetmore, exim-users
Tárgy: Re: [Exim] CRAM-MD5 fudging
Tamas TEVESZ wrote:
> On Wed, 12 Mar 2003, John Jetmore wrote:
>
> > > > > CHALLENGE = $tod_epoch@$primary_hostname
>
> > it looks like exim changes the challenge every time you re-attempt
>
> it does, if you
>
> server_prompts = $pid.$tod_epoch@$whatnot
>
> there is a BIG difference between putting a *macro* like above (which
> is expanded *once* when the child is spawned) and this one i think you
> did. the pids wouldn't have been the same otherwise.


OhOh, stop! Macro-replacement has nothing to do with expansions!
The macro is simply replaced with the text. The expansion happens later,
when exim accesses the (expandable) option.

And I think that the given authenticator will fail sometimes, because
the clock ticked.

Nico