Re: [exim-dev] [Bug 1512] New: dovecot authenticator waits f…

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Author: Andrew C Aitchison
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To: 1512
CC: exim-dev
Subject: Re: [exim-dev] [Bug 1512] New: dovecot authenticator waits for server's DONE before sending DATA

On Wed, 30 Jul 2014, Andreas Metzler wrote:

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> http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1512
>           Summary: dovecot authenticator waits for server's DONE before
>                    sending DATA
>           Product: Exim
>           Version: 4.83
>          Platform: Other
>               URL: http://bugs.debian.org/756258
>        OS/Version: Linux
>            Status: NEW
>          Severity: bug
>          Priority: medium
>         Component: SMTP Authentication
>        AssignedTo: pdp@???
>        ReportedBy: eximusers@???
>                CC: exim-dev@???

>
>
> Hello,
>
> this is <http://bugs.debian.org/756258> as submitted by Mildred Ki'Lya:
>
> <Quote>
> When exim4 is configured with dovecot authenticator, it blocks at some
> point, apparently expecting some information from dovecot. Dovecot on its
> side is expecting additional information from exim. None of the two
> parties move forward and exim do not respond to the SMTp client. After
> some unspecified time, the MUA terminates the connection, because no
> response is sent from the server.
>
> Exim is configured with:
>
>    begin authenticators

>
>    dovecot_plain:
>      driver = dovecot
>      public_name = PLAIN
>      server_socket = /var/run/dovecot/auth-userdb
>      server_set_id = $auth1

>
>    dovecot_login:
>      driver = dovecot
>      public_name = LOGIN
>      server_socket = /var/run/dovecot/auth-userdb
>      server_set_id = $auth1


Not sure whether this is relevant but those both have $auth1.
PLAIN usually has $auth2 where LOGIN has $auth1

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