Re: [Evolution] Contradiction with SMTP-AUTH PLAIN

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

Uh, you lost me. You're saying that your SMTP server supports PLAIN
because it supports LOGIN? LOGIN != PLAIN, they are 2 different SASL
mechanisms.

Jeff

On 27 Jun 2001 16:00:59 -0400, Roger wrote:
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> Ok jeff, here ya go:
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> app evolution-message-composer
> sending : EHLO localhost2.localdomain
> received: 250-SmtpServer
> received: 250 AUTH=LOGIN
> sending : EHLO localhost2.localdomain
> received: 250-SmtpServer
> received: 250 AUTH=LOGIN
> cleaning up pool thread 2051
> cleaned up ok
> cleaning up pool thread 3076
> cleaned up ok
> [roger]$
>
> at each "250 AUTH=LOGIN" i would get the "Does not support auth PLAIN" for
> the smtp-auth error.
>
> doesn't mean much to me since this "AUTH=LOGIN" does support plain text
> passwords.  this is commonly displayed anyways when you log in via
> 'telnet' to the smtp server.
>
> the only thing special,  on my part that i need to configure pine or
> netscape (or a simple telnet session) is to remember to use my full
> account name "roger%starband.net" with a '%' sign instead of @, but this
> is easily configured in as the 'user account' thru a gui.
>
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