dovecot config

[Alexander Dalloz]

Am Do, den 02.09.2004 schrieb Doug Maurer um 22:01:

> I'm trying to setup dovecot (fc1), and having a question. (I've tried
> reading the docs and google, and no help there. :()

That is curious. I found it quickly through the dovecot website:

http://dovecot.org/doc/auth.txt

> So far it accepts passwd in 'plain', but I don't really want plain
> because of security. I'm assuming I want digest-md5?.?. but when I try
> to set auth_methods = digest-md5, dovecot just sits there and laughs at
> me. 

> anyone know exactly which triggers I need to get this running right.

Use IMAPs / POP3s and you are safe even with mech plain.

Alexander


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