Tony Finch wrote: > On Fri, 12 May 2006, Samuel Thoraval wrote: > >>Thanks a lot but it doesn't help me much... > > > I'm thinking of adding the following to the default configuration file, to > make it easier for people to get basic authentication working: > *specifics trimmed*
Concur. I think it would be a Very Good Idea to include not one, but several (three?) default / example submission authenticators, at least one TLS-enabled over port 587. MUA's are far from 100% consistent, and SQL / other DB-based lookups can be left to cookbook, etc., but it should be possible to provide 'typical current practice' models that fit the most commonly used MUA(s) [1] and encourage submission-port & TLS use. I'll leave discussion of which, if any, are 'active' as default to those more experienced with diverse user groups, but IMNSHO, authenticators are not an area where there is a great deal of need for re-engineering. Just not that much latitude. SQL (and other) lookups that can return 'accept any' or fall-through values, OTOH, need at least a strong caveat. JM2CW, Bill [1] "current" Outlook/OE, Moz mail, T-bird, Apple Mailer.App, GNUMail, and many others work with one or both of the same two TLS-if-available authenticators AFAIK, and an install-generated self-signed cert is arguably better than no cert at all. Legacy/unofficial smpts port 465 (SSL) 'went away' per IETF/ICANN re-assignment to Cisco for other use WEF February 2006, IIRC. -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
