* On 14/09/06 14:44 -0400, John Peacock wrote: | Odhiambo WASHINGTON wrote: | >Is it possible to use a different auth mechanism, other than "plain", | >when the encrypted password is in /etc/master.passwd (BSD style)? | | No, because the other mechanisms require a plaintext password (although | I see the WIKI doesn't reflect this except for APOP). As I recommended | recently, you are free to use IMAPS (SSL IMAP) with encrypted passwords. Hi John, Let me understand this correctly. You're saying IMAPS will work with a setting such as below?? auth default { mechanisms = digest-md5 passdb pam { args = * } userdb passwd { args = /etc/master.passwd } If yes, then I am inclined to ask why POP3S would not work with the same. Sorry, questions still dumb ;) -Wash http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html DISCLAIMER: See http://www.wananchi.com/bms/terms.php -- +======================================================================+ |\ _,,,---,,_ | Odhiambo Washington <wash@wananchi.com> Zzz /,`.-'`' -. ;-;;,_ | Wananchi Online Ltd. www.wananchi.com |,4- ) )-,_. ,\ ( `'-'| Tel: +254 20 313985-9 +254 20 313922 '---''(_/--' `-'\_) | GSM: +254 722 743223 +254 733 744121 +======================================================================+ The modern child will answer you back before you've said anything. -- Laurence J. Peter