Re: [Exim] conf example of more than one SMTP auth server?

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Author: Dan Jacobson
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] conf example of more than one SMTP auth server?
>>>>> "N" == Nico Erfurth <masta@???> writes:

N> On Sat, 22 Mar 2003, Dan Jacobson wrote:


>> The conf file template assumes at most only one SMTP auth server. But
>> what about two? Any pointers how to write one if one uses two
>> different ones? Couldn't figure it out from the spec doc.


N> Use lookups to get the data from a file, check the $host and $host_address
N> variables for a useful key.


My mental skills are limited in that I need a cookbook example of what
strings to put in what files. I can only grasp simple stuff these
days it seems.

>>>>> "D" == Darren Casey \(Personal\) <Darren> writes:


D> We needed to do just this so I just wrote a simple perl script


D> fixed_login:
D>         driver = plaintext
D>         public_name = LOGIN
D>         server_prompts = "Username:: : Password::"
D> server_condition = ${run{/usr/local/sbin/exim_auth $1 $2 USER}{yes}{no}}
D> server_set_id = $1


D> USER is a macro but the script takes the arguments and returns a exit(0) or
D> a exit(1) depending on the result


D> The script does several lookups from various databases etc..


D> This seems to work very well


Not only does this seem beyond my comprehension, it also seems to be
some kind of special solution whereas there is a more general way
one is supposed to do this, but without the cookbook documentation
necessary for us simple users.

P.S. I use debian.
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