Hi everyone
Many thanks to those who responded to this post.
It's all working now!!
The sysadmin modified their plain text authenticator and it works now!
Best regards
Jonathan
On 9 Aug 2004, at 7:09 PM, FC wrote:
> []Hi
>>
>> Please excuse my lack of correct jargon. Also, I'm not the mail admin,
>> I'm the client trying to connect. The mail admin is also looking into
>> the problem.
>>
>> I'm trying to connect to an Exim 4 mail server. However, I can't
>> authenticate.
>>
>> We're using Exim 4, and the error that comes up is "Incorrect
>> Authentication Data". This happens when I enter the mail server name
>> and choose "password" as the authentication method. I've checked the
>> username and password are correct.
>>
>> They've figured out that it has something to do with the way Apple
>> Mail
>> is presenting the authentication data but don't know the syntax that
>> the mail client wants from the authenticator.
>>
>> Has anybody successfully connected to an Exim mail server using Apple
>> Mail?
>>
>> My system is:
>> Mac OS X 10.3.4 on a Powerbook 17"
>> 1GB RAM
>> loads of disk space
>>
>> Any suggestions would be really appreciated.
>>
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> Regards
>>
>>
>> Jonathan Mao
>> Intrinsic Digital
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