On Thu, 3 Nov 2011 17:28:28 -0400 Simon Brereton articulated: > On 3 November 2011 17:01, Stephan Bosch <[email protected]> wrote: > > On 11/3/2011 9:42 PM, Simon Brereton wrote: > >> > >> Hi > >> > >> Could someone explain to me the difference between LOGIN and PLAIN? > >> I've been googling for a while, but haven't found anything. > > > > The LOGIN SASL mechanism is an obsolete plain text mechanism. It is > > documented here: > > > > http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-murchison-sasl-login-00 > > > > Some clients still support it, but I would not recommend using it > > when PLAIN or a better SASL mechanism is also available at both > > ends. The PLAIN mechanism is documented here: > > > > http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4616 > > > > The main technical difference between the two is that the PLAIN > > mechanism transfers both username and password in a single SASL > > interaction, where LOGIN needs two. The PLAIN mechanism also > > provides support for having an authorization id different from the > > authentication id, allowing for master user login for example. > > Thanks to both of you. Can I bet that Outlook doesn't support > anything but plain? > > I'm not sure I've ever heard of a client supporting other than > Evolution supporting MD5 passwords..
You would lose the bet. In addition, Claws-Mail supports CRAM-MD5. -- Jerry ✌ [email protected] Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________
