>> - log output of vchkpw >> Dec 18 21:08:23 mx2 /var/log/vpopmail.log[23809]: vchkpw-pop3: >> password fail [EMAIL PROTECTED]:217.235.36.51 PP> OK, so it seems to lookup the correct user. PP> | The query seems to request no plain text but only MD5-crypted PP> | password. PP> That's not correct. >> select pw_name, pw_passwd, pw_uid, pw_gid, p w_gecos, pw_dir, >> pw_shell , pw_clear_passwd from vpopmail where >> pw_name = "billing" and pw_domain = "w-d-c.net" PP> This query fetches the whole data set, _including_ clear password PP> (pw_clear_passwd). PP> Have you done this query manually to see if the result contains the PP> clear text password?
the manual query contain the clear password and the pw_passwd as encrypted (maybe md5) PP> As I don't run a MySQL backend for vpopmail authentication myself, could PP> anybody who does have a look if APOP is working in general with MySQL as PP> user data storage? PP> BTW: Christian, it might be usefull knowing which version of vpopmail PP> you're using, you didn't provide this information yet. I use Version 5.3.6 of vpopmail as used in shupp.org/toaster but with the mysql-backend. -- Greetings Christian Michel webdesign-centre