On Wed, 17 Aug 2005, Chris Ross wrote:
Isn't getpassphrase preferred and/or better?
It's "preferred" in that it permits longer passwords than the legacy getpass(). On most other systems they just increased the length that getpass() returns.
If you don't need passwords longer than 8 characters in the mailutil program, it doesn't matter either way. It is not an imapd issue in any way.
It seems like another mechanism should be found to test for it is /lib/libc.a has gone away in Solaris 10...
I agree, but getting the necessary information out of Sun is like pulling teeth. This is not the first time that something like this has happened. Past experience makes me reluctant to waste much more time with Sun, especially since this particular question only affects mailutil.
In general, SVR4 based systems (such as Solaris, HP-UX, and AIX) are not recommended platforms for an IMAP server. These systems are expensive and the SVR4 kernel has severe deficiencies which render it particularly unsuitable for IMAP usage.
BSD and Linux are technically far superior to SVR4 for IMAP service, cost much less, and run on much less expensive hardware.
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