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authorJeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org>2014-08-01 09:18:18 +0100
committerJeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org>2014-08-01 09:18:18 +0100
commit3914a2b49c99581097e96e00430141613e99fb0d (patch)
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Add note on Dovecot configuration for authentication. Bug 1512exim-4_84_RC1
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@@ -25376,6 +25376,9 @@ but it is present in many binary distributions.
.scindex IIDdcotauth2 "authenticators" "&(dovecot)&"
This authenticator is an interface to the authentication facility of the
Dovecot POP/IMAP server, which can support a number of authentication methods.
+.new
+Note that Dovecot must be configured to use auth-client not auth-userdb.
+.wen
If you are using Dovecot to authenticate POP/IMAP clients, it might be helpful
to use the same mechanisms for SMTP authentication. This is a server
authenticator only. There is only one option: