Re: [Exim] Re: need help with smtp-auth client (exim4)

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Brent Russell Langille
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] Re: need help with smtp-auth client (exim4)
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004, Brent Russell Langille wrote:

> so there is no way to override exim4's strict adherence to the RFC
> standard? as i mentioned before i can connect with and submit
> authorization with ximian evolution so somehow it it dealing with the
> servers' misconfiguration.


Maybe ximian is one of the non-standard clients? This is one case where
I drew a line at non-standard support. Actually, the LOGIN mechanism
itself is not standardised, but (a) it's widely used and (b) Exim can
support it with the same authenticator that supports the standardised
PLAIN mechanism.


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