[Dovecot] [Fwd: Re: Authentication]

["M. Tolga Özses"]

Sorry, I forgot to Reply all

-------- Original Message --------
Subject: 	Re: [Dovecot] Authentication
Date: 	Wed, 29 Nov 2006 09:49:42 +0200
From: 	"M. Tolga Özses" <mtozses at sabanciuniv.edu>
To: 	eric <eric at ccat.co.nz>
References: 	<456D3221.2030900 at ccat.co.nz>



eric wrote:
> Try as I may, I cannot get Dovecot to allow anything but blank 
> passwords listed in a custom file I made for the purpose. It will not 
> recognise anybody in passwd.
> Only using POP3 on an internal network so little danger of incursions.
> Once I created a password file with user names and no password, one 
> user could login (from Outlook 2003) but another could not.
> Telnet test also fails to authenticate.
>
> I have allowed the group to write to the /var/spool/folder
> Syslog simply showed authentication failed.
> Relevant bits of my config:
> disable plain text = no
It is disable_plaintext_auth = no for me, and it works well
> mail extra group = users
It should be mail_extra_groups = mail, same
> pop3 uidl format %08Xu%08Xv pasted direct from the help
> I have un commented auth user name characteres
> mechanisms = plain
> and I have set auth debug passwords = yes
> user = root
>
> System: Suse 9.3
> Dovecot 1.0 rc13
>
> Any ideas?
>
>

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M. Tolga Özses
Bilgi Teknolojisi
Sabanci Üniversitesi
Orhanli 34956 Tuzla
Istanbul
Tel: (216) 483 91 98
Web: http://people.sabanciuniv.edu/mtozses




-- 
M. Tolga Özses
Bilgi Teknolojisi
Sabanci Üniversitesi
Orhanli 34956 Tuzla
Istanbul
Tel: (216) 483 91 98
Web: http://people.sabanciuniv.edu/mtozses