Re: [exim] PLAIN AUTH misdocumentation again

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Author: Tony Finch
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To: msokolov
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] PLAIN AUTH misdocumentation again
On Wed, 22 Sep 2004, Michael V. Sokolov wrote:

> I'm trying to configure plain auth now, and all works fine when MUA send
> string like: AUTH PLAIN b64string
> But, as written in http://www.exim.org/exim-html-4.40/doc/html/spec.html:
> "..Alternatively, the client may just send
> AUTH PLAIN
> to initiate authentication, in which case the server replies with an empty
> prompt. The client must respond with the combined data string."
> And in this case i've got
> AUTH PLAIN
> 535 Incorrect authentication data


Do you have server_prompts = : in your PLAIN authenticator?

Tony.
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