[issue6683] smtplib authentication - try all mechanisms

Roundup Robot added the comment: New changeset 19912ad231a3 by Andrew Kuchling in branch 'default': Closes #6683: add a test that exercises multiple authentication. http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/19912ad231a3 -- nosy: +python-dev resolution: -> fixed stage: test needed -> committed/re

[issue6683] smtplib authentication - try all mechanisms

A.M. Kuchling added the comment: The attached patch against trunk (3.4) exercises the multiple-authentication functionality; the SMTP server advertises four different authentication methods, and the code will try CRAM-MD5 first, which will fail, but LOGIN succeeds. If this patch is OK, or if ha

[issue6683] smtplib authentication - try all mechanisms

Gerhard Häring added the comment: Wow! That's great! -- ___ Python tracker ___ ___ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://

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[issue6683] smtplib authentication - try all mechanisms

Giampaolo Rodola' added the comment: A test suite is now available for both smtpd and smtplib modules. -- nosy: +giampaolo.rodola ___ Python tracker ___ _

[issue6683] smtplib authentication - try all mechanisms

Gerhard Häring added the comment: Fixed in r83742. I implemented this without a test case, because if we wait for a test case for this, we can wait forever (would need a SMTP server implementation in Python for the various auth methods). -- ___ Pyt

[issue6683] smtplib authentication - try all mechanisms

Enrico Carlesso added the comment: This affects tophost.it too. Unable to login with CRAM-MD5 but plain login (as described in referenced workaround) work fine. -- nosy: +Enrico.Carlesso ___ Python tracker ___

[issue6683] smtplib authentication - try all mechanisms

Ben Standefer added the comment: Here is one work-around. The default smtplib.SMTP.login() doesn't work for StrongMail out of the box. http://www.harelmalka.com/?p=94&cpage=1 -- nosy: +aguynamedben ___ Python tracker

[issue6683] smtplib authentication - try all mechanisms

Changes by R. David Murray : -- keywords: +easy priority: -> normal stage: -> test needed versions: +Python 2.6, Python 2.7, Python 3.1, Python 3.2 -Python 2.4 ___ Python tracker __

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[issue6683] smtplib authentication - try all mechanisms

New submission from Eric Shubert : The login method in smtplib.py tries only one authentication mechanism. There are legitimate situations where cram-md5 might fail, yet plain or login would succeed. RFC2554 states: If an AUTH command fails, the client may try another authentication mechanis