----- Original Message -----
From: "Piotr Galecki" <pgalecki@???>
To: <exim-users@???>
Cc: <dan@???>
Sent: Tuesday, November 25, 2003 5:42 AM
Subject: Re: [Exim] Problem with netscape 4.x 6.x and 7.x autentication
> On Tue, Nov 25, 2003 at 09:50:03AM +0000, Daniel Bird wrote:
> >
> >
> > Piotr Galecki wrote:
> >
> > >Hi,
> > >
> > >I have installed exim 4.24 and saslauthd 2.1.15
> > >saslauthd is started with pam options
> > >./saslauthd -a pam -n10
> > >
> > >exim configured with authentication:
> > >
> > >######################################################################
> > ># AUTHENTICATION CONFIGURATION #
> > >######################################################################
> > >
> > ># There are no authenticator specifications in this default configuration
> > >file.
> > >
> > >begin authenticators
> > >
> > >plain:
> > > driver = plaintext
> > > public_name = PLAIN
> > > server_condition = ${if saslauthd{{$1}{$3}{smtp}}{1}{0}}
> > > server_set_id = $2
> > >
> > >login:
> > > driver = plaintext
> > > public_name = LOGIN
> > > server_prompts = "Username:: : Password::"
> > > server_condition = ${if saslauthd{{$1}{$2}{smtp}}{1}{0}}
> > > server_set_id = $1
> > >
> > >
> > >When I send mail from Outlook or Mozilla authentication works fine
> > >When I send mail from Netscape clients (all version) authentication
> > >doesn't work
> > >properly. In exim_rejectlog I found:
> > >
> > >2003-11-24 18:37:18 plain authenticator failed for test.wpk.p.lodz.pl
> > >(posejdon.wpk.p.lodz.pl) [212.191.76.7]: 535 Incorrect authentication
data
> > >(set_id=test)
> > >
> > >and in log:
> > >Nov 24 18:37:18 posejdon saslauthd[22810]: [ID 285309 auth.error]
> > >do_request : NULL login received
> > >
> > >Please send me an information how I can correct this problem.
> > >
> > I think the problem is NS4-7 needs server prompts in the PLAIN driver
> >
> > try
> >
> > plain:
> > driver = plaintext
> > public_name = PLAIN
> > server_prompts = :
> > server_condition = ${if saslauthd{{$1}{$3}{smtp}}{1}{0}}
> > server_set_id = $2
> >
> >
> > Dan
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> >
>
> I add server prompts in the PLAIN driver but
> this not correct my problem. Authentication is still failed.
>
> Piotr
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>
I am thinking, and I could be wrong, that you might want to use:
server_condition = ${if saslauthd{{$2}{$3}{smtp}}{1}{0}}
^^
instead of:
server_condition = ${if saslauthd{{$1}{$3}{smtp}}{1}{0}}
(For the same reason that you use server_set_id = $2, instead of $1)
Regards,
Jim Roberts
Punster Productions, Inc.
