[Dovecot] Difference between LOGIN and PLAIN

[Jerry]

On Thu, 3 Nov 2011 16:42:40 -0400
Simon Brereton articulated:

> Hi
> 
> Could someone explain to me the difference between LOGIN and PLAIN?
> I've been googling for a while, but haven't found anything.

You could start here for some basic information:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simple_Authentication_and_Security_Layer

http://wiki.dovecot.org/Authentication/Mechanisms

-- 
Jerry ✌
Dovecot.user at seibercom.net

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