Robert Cates wrote:
> I have Courier and Exim installed and things seem to work ok, but I
> apparently do not have AUTHentication setup/configured, at least not with
You need to configure Exim to announce AUTH. Exim does not against what
you want to authenticate. For using Exim with Courier-IMAP, see
http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/FAQ/Policy_controls/Q0730
> And now to my questions - do I have to configure AUTHentication in Exim, in
> Courier, or both? Do I even need POP/IMAP servers with Exim, and if not,
> what would be a situation where I'd want POP/IMAP servers running?
You always need authentication in Courier-IMAP, it needs to know which
user wants to access his mail. In Exim, you need it e.g. if you want to
allow remote user to use your mail server as a relay.
> As I see it, POP/IMAP servers are there to act as the front-end to the MTA
> for MUAs, which is why I'm wondering if I even need to configure
pop/imap are protocols for users to download their mail. smtp is for
delivering mail to a mail server. From a MUA's view, they are protocols
for the same service, but different directions.
