On Fri, Aug 17, 2012 at 04:20:38PM -0400, Wietse Venema wrote: > [email protected]: > > I am trying to get SASL (with dovecot) setup on postfix 2.6.6 > > and receiving this warning: > > > > ?warning: domain.tld[ip.add.re.ss]: SASL LOGIN authentication > > failed: > > This means that the client sent an "AUTH LOGIN" command, i.e. > a request to use the LOGIN authentication method.
It's perhaps also worthy of note to mention that the client is broken. It should not attempt to use an unlisted AUTH mechanism. > > Invalid authentication mechanism > > This means that Postfix SMTP daemon rejects the LOGIN > authentication method, because it's not on the list of methods > that the Dovecot server is configured to support. -- http://rob0.nodns4.us/ -- system administration and consulting Offlist GMX mail is seen only if "/dev/rob0" is in the Subject:
