Re: [Exim] Authentication ACLs

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Author: Andreas Metzler
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To: Exim-Users (E-mail)
Subject: Re: [Exim] Authentication ACLs
On 2004-03-03 Fernando Sanchez <fsanchez@???> wrote:
> I've been working out on this but I can't get it to work... I'm trying
> to implement authentication for users from my domain. I have the
> authenticator system working, I can setup my client to authenticate
> before sending a mail and it works perfectly. But I haven't been able to
> force users to send email authenticating themselfs. I don't think it
> should be too hard doing it, but can't find the way. I've been using the
> ACL acl_smtp_auth like this:


> acl_check_auth:
>     accept authenticated = *


>     deny message = "Authentication requiered"

[...]

I think you are looking at the wrong ACL. acl_smtp_auth controls
access to the AUTH command, only allowing access to the AUTH command
to people who are authenticated and therefore have already issued it
cannot work.
              cu andreas
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