Re: [exim] PLAIN authentication and Outlook Express

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Author: Magnus Holmgren
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To: exim-users
CC: James Davis
Subject: Re: [exim] PLAIN authentication and Outlook Express
James Davis wrote:
> I'm using the following authenticator, it works perfectly fine using
> Thunderbird as a MUA but not from Outlook Express. I'd seen hints the
> documentation that perhaps the server_prompts string was critical but
> I've changed it to the recommended prompt and still no luck.
>
> Is there I way I can have exim dump the SMTP session so I can see what's
> going on here?
>
> James
>
> ldap_plain:
>         driver = plaintext
>         public_name = PLAIN
>         server_prompts = Username:: : Password::
>         #server_advertise_condition = ${if eq{$tls_cipher}{}{}{*}}
>         server_condition = \
> [SNIP]
>         # value for $authenticated_id
>         server_set_id = $2

>


I don't know if it's it, but that looks more like the server_prompts for
the LOGIN method, not PLAIN. See chapter 34 in the specification.

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Magnus Holmgren