> I have installed squirrelmail on Linux SuSE 9.0 when i try to login the
> next error apear
>
> ERROR:
> Bad request: The IMAP server is reporting that plain text logins are
> disabled.
> Using CRAM-MD5 or DIGEST-MD5 authentication instead may work. Also, the
> use of TLS may allow SquirrelMail to login. Please contact your system
> administrator and report this error.
>
>   when i modify tle line
> imap_auth_mech = 'login'
> to
> imap_auth_mech = 'digest-md5'
> on
> /squirremail/config.php
>
> the next error apear
>
> ERROR:
> Bad request: IMAP server does not appear to support the authentication
> method selected. Please contact your system administrator.

http://www.squirrelmail.org/wiki/en_US/UWLoginDisabled

Digest-md5 or cram-md5 authentication needs special imap setup and doesn't
use system passwords. I think UW still treats them as plain text logins.

you have to allow plain text logins in imap or use imap with ssl.
-- 
Tomas


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