[Dovecot] sendmail smtp auth using client socket [LDAP auth]

[Andrzej Adam Filip]

EQX <eqx at gmx.net> wrote:

> Hi list
>
> I searched the net, but could not find something related.
>
> Is it possible to export the client socket to sendmail for smtp auth?
> What would be the sendmail.mc configuration for this?
>
>    #client {
>       # The client socket is generally safe to export to everyone. Typical use
>       # is to export it to your SMTP server so it can do SMTP AUTH lookups
>       # using it.
>       #path = /var/spool/postfix/private/auth
>       #mode = 0660
>       #user = postfix
>       #group = postfix
>     #}
>
> It can also be the other way round: can Dovecot use Cyrus SASL for
> user authentication?
>
> I need to use sendmail, ip based solutions like pop-before-smtp or
> poprelay are not an option.

Have you considered using "LDAP based" authentication in dovecot and
sendmail?

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