On Wed, Aug 02, 2006 at 01:02:31AM -0500, the unit calling itself Jacob 
Yocom-Piatt wrote:
> >
> >I need to support mail for mobile users. Consensus appears to be that 
> >this is best done w/ a combination of SASL (authentication) & STARTTLS 
> >(encryption). However, sendmail isn't compiled with SASL support: 
> >
> ># sendmail -d0.1 -bv
> >Version 8.13.4
> > Compiled with: DNSMAP LOG MAP_REGEX MATCHGECOS MILTER MIME7TO8 MIME8TO7
> >                NAMED_BIND NETINET NETINET6 NETUNIX NEWDB NIS PIPELINING
> >                SCANF STARTTLS TCPWRAPPERS USERDB XDEBUG
> >
> >Perhaps I'm reading too much into this, but is this because there are 
> >issues with SASL? Or is there a "better way" to provide smtp services 
> >for mobile users?
> >
> 
> i believe this has been beaten to death. search the archives for the remains.

searching w/ term "SASL" back to early 2005, I could find nothing 
particularly controversial... did I miss something?

J

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