Re: [Evolution] Contradiction with SMTP-AUTH PLAIN

[Jeffrey Stedfast <fejj ximian com>]

On 28 Jun 2001 17:10:36 -0400, Roger wrote:
> ok. forgive me if i'm wrong becuase i don't know all the specifics
> concerning login challenges.
>
> I do know for a fact, that my isp using AUTH=LOGIN also supports plain
> text.

LOGIN sends the password in plain text.

> Isn't there a 'plain text' password challenge for evolution? ...or 'is'
> this "PLAIN" and i could try hacking the code so that "AUTH=LOGIN" will be
> equivelent to "AUTH=PLAIN".  ...anyways...just a thought & a shot in the
> dark.

this would be a bad idea, just use LOGIN authentication especially since
your SMTP server is telling you it doesn't support PLAIN authentication.
Don't get confused by the mechanism names.

Jeff