[exim-dev] [Bug 887] New: Spec could better call out AUTH PL…

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http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=887
           Summary: Spec could better call out AUTH PLAIN parameters
           Product: Exim
           Version: N/A
          Platform: Other
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: NEW
          Severity: bug
          Priority: medium
         Component: Documentation
        AssignedTo: nigel@???
        ReportedBy: exim-dev@???
                CC: exim-dev@???

Section 34.3, "The PLAIN authentication mechanism", is perfectly clear, but
needs to be searched for. The parameters for AUTH PLAIN are counter-intuitive,
being authorization id, authentication id and then password.

So while LOGIN uses $auth1 & $auth2 for password checks, PLAIN uses $auth2 &
$auth3.

A few places in the docs provide examples for LOGIN, which is the non-standard
ad-hoc mechanism, whereas PLAIN is the standardised mechanism.

I'll throw in a patch to add some refinements.


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