[Dovecot] [SOLVED] Re: [Q] auth(default): plain(?, 11.111.206.99): Username contains disallowed character: 0x20

[JKL]

Problem solved.  User error:  Wrote EMail as  user.name @ example.com,
because in the English language the @ is a separate word. Of course!
On 02/11/2011 07:19 PM, JKL wrote:
> Dear all,
>    
>     A new user with Microsoft Express is trying to use IMAP SSL port
> 993. However they cannot log in.  Its only with them.
> The logs details the following:
>
> Feb 11 18:56:03 logout dovecot: auth(default): plain(?,11.111.206.99):
> Username contains disallowed character: 0x20
> Feb 11 18:58:07 logout dovecot: imap-login: Disconnected (auth failed, 1
> attempts): method=PLAIN, rip=11.111.206.99, lip=62.58.61.184, TLS:
> Disconnected
>
> I think that the 0x20 is a space. However the user states that they are
> using this format and that there is no space:
> user.name at test.com
>
> Does anyone know where I could start to look for this? 
>
> Regards,S
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