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| Newer page: | version 13 | Last edited on Thursday, February 3, 2005 6:16:12 pm | by CraigBox | Revert |
| Older page: | version 11 | Last edited on Tuesday, August 3, 2004 4:59:46 pm | by PerryLorier | Revert |
@@ -103,7 +103,12 @@
client_send = ": <your username> : <your password>"
You probably also want to be using STARTTLS to encrypt the connection, otherwise your password is sent in plaintext. Under debian you need to make sure you have the exim-tls package installed.
+!!Server Prompts
+
+Some clients respond poorly to server prompts that don't match what they consider "correct". This problem will manifest itself by some clients being able to auth, and others not. to be safe, set
+
+ server_prompts="Username:: : Password::"
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An alternative way of achieving a similar end (allowing hosts to relay through you for a set period of time) is to use [POPbeforeSMTP]
See also [SMTPBestPractises]
