Re: [exim] Please clarify spec.tct 33.5

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Marc Haber
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Please clarify spec.tct 33.5
On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Marc Haber wrote:

> Hi,
>
> 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.
>
> Can this be clarified in a future version of the docs?


Well, yes, but it does already say

For each authenticator that is configured as a client, it searches...

I suppose I could change it to

For each authenticator that is configured as a client, in the order in
which they are defined in the configuration, it searches...

Is that what you meant?

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Philip Hazel            University of Cambridge Computing Service
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