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| author | Philip Hazel <ph10@hermes.cam.ac.uk> | 2006-10-02 13:38:17 +0000 |
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| committer | Philip Hazel <ph10@hermes.cam.ac.uk> | 2006-10-02 13:38:17 +0000 |
| commit | 14aa5a05b6399f98744f9542765288313d0bfb9d (patch) | |
| tree | 365fcea32155492b32284da4ee7cef7361526828 /doc/doc-txt/NewStuff | |
| parent | ebc9d865f30116e3acef10e7c25b02bf5cd5cc2c (diff) | |
Added dovecot authenticator.
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1 files changed, 21 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff index ae4043cc1..263df8776 100644 --- a/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff +++ b/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff,v 1.111 2006/09/25 10:14:20 ph10 Exp $ +$Cambridge: exim/doc/doc-txt/NewStuff,v 1.112 2006/10/02 13:38:18 ph10 Exp $ New Features in Exim -------------------- @@ -50,6 +50,26 @@ Version 4.64 The modifier can be used in SMTP and non-SMTP ACLs. It applies to both permanent and temporary rejections. +3. There is a new authenticator called "dovecot". This is an interface to the + authentication facility of the Dovecot POP/IMAP server, which can support a + number of authentication methods. 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. The only option is + server_socket, which must specify the socket which is the interface to + Dovecot authentication. The public_name option must specify an + authentication mechanism that Dovecot is configured to support. You can have + several authenticators for different mechanisms. For example: + + dovecot_plain: + driver = PLAIN + server_name = /var/run/dovecot/auth-client + server_setid = $auth1 + + dovecot_ntlm: + driver = NTLM + server_name = /var/run/dovecot/auth-client + server_setid = $auth1 + Version 4.63 ------------ |