Re: [Exim] SMTP AUTH

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Autor: Antony Gelberg
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To: exim-users
Betreff: Re: [Exim] SMTP AUTH
Andreas Metzler wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 23, 2003 at 12:54:00PM +0100, Antony Gelberg wrote:
> [...]
>> But that line is just for testing anyways. It also doesn't work
>> when I do a test outgoing email from Outlook Express.
> [...]
>
> Iirc there are some clients that require the MTA to advertise
> "AUTH=LOGIN" instead of "AUTH LOGIN", why don't you try with AUTH
> PLAIN, which is a
> proper standard?
>


I'd love to, however my (l)users all love Microsoft - I understand that AUTH
LOGIN is correct for a MS client?

>> Is the format of my /etc/exim/passwd okay? I've tried uncrypted
>> passwords (as above), and copying and pasting a crypted password
>> from /etc/shadow also doesn't work.
>
> The example authenticators in exim3 (Debian woody) expect a colon
> separated file with encrypted passwords, i.e.
> bob:UAMw3v/VSBiEA
>                 cu andreas


Aha! That's it - but how do you encrypt Bob123 to give UAMw3v/VSBiEA? I
tried copying password strings from /etc/shadow, but no dice...

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