Re: [exim] Please clarify spec.tct 33.5

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Author: Drav Sloan
Date:  
To: Marc Haber
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Please clarify spec.tct 33.5
Marc Haber wrote:
> Spec.txt Chapter 33.5 does not clearly say whether the authenticators
> are tried in the order given in the configuration file. This might be
> important if one wants to give CRAM-MD5 the preference over PLAIN and
> LOGIN.


Erm surely that is something dictated by the login method used by the                                 
client; after all you authenticate specifiy the method being used:                                    


AUTH PLAIN AGptczFAam1zMS5uZXQAbm90Lm15LnJlYWwucGFzc3dvcmQ=                                           
235 ok, go ahead (#2.0.0)                                                                             


AUTH LOGIN                                                                                            
334 TERBUCBVc2VybmFtZTo=                                                                              


AUTH CRAM-MD5                                                                                         
334 PDY5OTEuMTA0NzUwMjUzN0BidW5zZW4uY2luZXJneWNvbS5uZXQ+                                              


etc etc                                                                                               


Regards                                                                                               


Drav.                                                                                                 


PS apologies for the duplicate email Marc, bad sender address on my
part.