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@???
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>
> 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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