This is correct, the server does not support auth LOGIN, but it does support auth PLAIN - they are not the same thing. Nescape and other client which use the auth PLAIN mechanism can authenticate fine to the sendmail SMTP server.
I do not find detect in my conf.pl(1.2.0). If I telnet to port 25 of my smtp server, ... 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-EXPN 250-VERB 250-8BITMIME 250-SIZE 50000000 250-DSN 250-ONEX 250-ETRN 250-XUSR 250-AUTH PLAIN 250 HELP > Server replied: 503 5.3.3 AUTH mechanism LOGIN not available > > Why does the plain mechanism work for the Imap auth, but not for SMTP > auth? Look at what the server is telling you - it doesn't allow LOGIN (which uses plaintext). Try running the detect script in conf.pl to find out what mechanisms your SMTP server supports. (From main menu of conf.pl: 2, b, 7, y) -- Chris Hilts [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf -- squirrelmail-users mailing list List Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2995 List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
