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| author | Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org> | 2014-08-01 09:18:18 +0100 |
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| committer | Jeremy Harris <jgh146exb@wizmail.org> | 2014-08-01 09:18:18 +0100 |
| commit | 3914a2b49c99581097e96e00430141613e99fb0d (patch) | |
| tree | 220eb3c8018fc1ced70ade37b3bd89ddfdd90b5a | |
| parent | 4fd5d2bf25195969b9c6a6c23a59c495400ece8d (diff) | |
| download | exim4-3914a2b49c99581097e96e00430141613e99fb0d.tar.gz | |
Add note on Dovecot configuration for authentication. Bug 1512exim-4_84_RC1
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diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index b6f387a1a..2a9b3ba62 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -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: |