> warning: SASL authentication failure: No worthy mechs found > Authentication failed: cannot SASL authenticate to server > smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com[68.142.229.41]: no mechanism available
This seems to imply that the problem's with SASL, and not postfix. > I've edited main.cf and added the following: > > smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes > smtp_sasl_password_maps = hash:/etc/postfix/saslpass > smtp_sasl_mechanism_filter = plain, login > smtp_sasl_security_options = > > I've updated my password file "saslpass" to contain : > [smtp.sbcglobal.yahoo.com] login:password > > and ran postmap hash:/etc/postfix/saslpass > > And I've run postfix reload... Oh, I also crossed my fingers that didn't > seem to help either :-) That all looks correct to me... > Is SASL able to log into an smtp server like outlook does to send email? Yes, and you're headed in the right direction. > Or is there another solution I need to pursue? Nope - but I'd be looking at SASL at this point... I seem to recall it being a pain in the arse to set this up, though... but it's been at least a year since I've looked at it. > Thank you for your help <shrug> Dunno if _I_ was much help, but maybe someone else'll chime in, too - they usually do. ;) -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
