Re: [exim] [Fwd: SMTP Auth / Vpopmail / Dovecot]

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Author: mavior
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] [Fwd: SMTP Auth / Vpopmail / Dovecot]
Graham Donaldson wrote:
> Hi Again...
> I'm assuming nobody has any experience of doing this, or I'm phrasing my
> question wrong?
>
> Best Regards,
> Graham.
>
> ---------------------------- Original Message ----------------------------
> Subject: SMTP Auth / Vpopmail / Dovecot
> From:    "Graham Donaldson" <graham@???>
> Date:    Thu, June 7, 2007 11:42 am
> To:      exim-users@???
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------

>
> Hi All,
> I'm new to this list, and new to exim so excuse me if I'm a little stupid.
>
> I've got an existing qmail setup serving around 8K users on around 200
> domains. We use vpopmail for all the user/domain management. I'm
> currently planning on building a relay server that I want to run Exim for
> a number of reasons. I want my users to be able to use SMTP-AUTH on the
> Exim relay, but of course Exim would need to authenticate against my
> vpopmail mysql database.
>
> As it happens I'm also in the process of migrating from Courier IMAP to
> Dovecot on the qmail setup and in doing so I noticed that it said I can
> have Exim's SMTP-AUTH work with Dovecot's auth mechanism. And seeing as
> Dovecot supports my vpopmail as an Auth database, I'm making the
> presumption I could achieve what I want this way. Or is there another,
> better way?
>
> Best Regards,
> Graham Donaldson
>
>

Hello there,
have a read here
http://struction.de/projects/HOWTO_VirtualMail_Exim-MySQL-Spamassassin-ClamAV-Dovecot/
and to exim docs. I think you can easily go straight forward with that
for accomplish your needs.
ps=(i'm pretty new to MTA's world,but found the tutorial very useful).
bye