Re: SASL issue and questions

[<http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

--- Dale Kiefling <http://www.skywriterhosting.com/~dale> wrote:
> Hey Robert,
> Below is the ldd output.

This looks correct; I checked http://packages.debian.org, looked up postfix,
examined its dependencies and it looks like you have the right version of
libsasl2.

> Is this article saying I should turn off DIGEST-MD5 and CRAM-MD5?

I don't think so.  It saying that you have to watch out for the client MUA
software.  I'm not sure if this is the problem.

Did you try the "EHLO localhost" thing?  Does it include both DIGEST-MD5 and
CRAM-MD5 in its list of valid authentication methods?

> It seemed like I was able to get a step further with smtpd using a
> plaintext password field in the mysql database.  The problem is all the
> other tools/apps I use for IMAP want to use the encrypted field.  Is it
> possible to put in a hack so that all senders or all senders in the same
> domain use the same password?  At the moment, I just want to make smtp
> available somehow without having an open relay.

I definitely understand what you are saying.  I'm surprised that this is so
difficult because this has got to be a common operation.

> Cheers,
> Dale
> 
> > Did you look at
> > http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/postfix/2004-05/2097.html ?  It may
> > help, I don't know.