On 17.3.2010, at 0.04, Stephen Feyrer wrote: > The tests using SASL and SASL-IR in Thunderbird both fail to authenticate. I > have tried using openssl s_client with the same result. I've run the auth > command in three ways just to be sure I got the second example right. I even > checked to make sure I've spelt my name right and the case of the letters.
EXTERNAL auth works only if this this also works: a LOGIN username-from-cert "" i.e. login with empty password. > passdb: > driver: passwd-file > args: /opt/etc/dovecot/passwd > userdb: > driver: passwd > > /opt/etc/dovecot/passwd > Stephen:{EXTERNAL} So try {PLAIN} here.