[Dovecot] dovecot %u variable problem....

[Timo Sirainen]

On 25.4.2012, at 9.17, Kris wrote:

> but then this happens when i attempt to send mail and this means the user gets rejected because dovecot cant find the user id in the db without the correct string (i.e. user at domain):
> localhost dovecot: auth: Debug: sql(admin,xx.xx.xx.xx): query: SELECT id as user, crypt as password FROM users WHERE id= 'admin'

What exactly is doing this lookup? SMTP AUTH? Maybe the client's SMTP authentication is configured without the @domain part in username?