[Dovecot] Concerned about Dovecot's new NTLM code

[John Peacock]

Andrew Bartlett wrote:
> Perhaps we have different aims - but I had hoped that there was some
> interest in the corporate mail server space, where proper domain
> integration is critical, and single-sign on (which is what NTLMSSP
> provides) is expected.

I, for one, wouldn't mind moving towards single-signon (we are a corporate 
environment).  I hate multiple user databases, and in fact replicate our 
vpopmail database (which is what Dovecot uses for authentication) out of the 
internal Netware servers, but it means that e-mail has a different password than 
the Netware login.  I may try to use the eDirectory/PAM support in SuSE 
Enterprise 9, but I already have to support NTLM in some form internally.

This is a long winded way of saying that I would be interested in seeing the 
Dovecot code offer more ways of tying into backend authentication sources and I 
know from personal experience that Samba is an important part of such an effort...

John

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