Re: [exim] Dovecot authentication socket protocol error

On 2008-01-20 at 08:54 -0800, Marc Perkel wrote:
> Here's the error I'm getting.
>
> 2008-01-20 08:06:37 dovecot_plain authenticator failed for
> bigdog1.junkemailfilter.com ([192.168.2.112]) [209.204.160.104]: 435
> Unable to authenticate at present: authentication socket protocol error
>
> Anyone know what this is? Thanks in advance.

Exim's dovecot code didn't see output matching the protocol it speaks,
when talking on the socket connected to the dovecot stuff.

Pretty much exactly what the error message says.

And, pretty much as you'd expect, "exim -d+auth" will provide debugging
information about what's going on.

-Phil