Hello Cristian!

Christian Schmidt wrote:
> 
> Hello rezeaux,
> 
> You query /etc/passwd for passwords, but today's UNIY-like operating
> systems don't put any passwords in that file. They use /etc/shadow
> instead.
> But also when making aexim query /etc/shadow you'll probably run into
> problems because only root should be allowed to read that file, and
> making it readable for the user exim is running as isn't that goog,
> either.
> 
> 




> I'd recommend using something like saslauthd instead.
> 

I have tried saslauthd but i have received this message :
 cannot connect to saslauthd daemon at /var/run/saslauthd/mux: No such file
or directory

it seems sasl not installed isn't it?

regards,
alain yameogo



> 
> Gruss/Regards,
> Christian Schmidt
> 
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