Did you update the preauthvchkpw.c file in the authlib directory with this
file, http://www.inter7.com/vpopmail/preauthvchkpw.c
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rodrigo Severo [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: 19 June 2001 14:47
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: vpopmail authentication under courier-imap.
>
>
> At 10:08 19/6/2001, Dushyanth Harinath wrote:
> >hi,
> >
> > > My webmail - squirrelmail - is having problems during
> authentication if
> > > I enter a wrong password.
> >
> >Thats obvious ...
> >BTW ...r u able to access ur mailbox with the correct password
>
> Maybe I didn't made myself clear. I agree that it is obvious
> that I got to
> enter the correct password to login.
>
> My problem is that squirrelmail (and one apache instance
> also) is hanging
> when I enter a wrong password. This shouldn't happen for sure.
>
> > >After some researching I figured out that
> > > courier-imap is just closing the connection without the
> expected NO
> > > answer. After talking to Mr. Sam he suggested me to ask
> here in this
> > > list for help as I use only vpopmail authentication under
> > > courier-imap.
> > >
> > > Versions:
> > >
> > > courier-imap: 1.3.8.1
> > > vpopmail: 4.9.10
> > > qmail: 1.03
> >
> >I have exactly the same setup but diff version though...and
> i havent faced
> >any problems so far...
>
> Netscape Messenger and OutLook are dealing better with this
> problem. If I
> enter the wrong password on Netscape, it tells me that the server has
> disconnected, it doesn't hangs but it doesn't tell me I
> entered a wrong
> password either.
>
> >Can u post some more info like....error messages ,logs etc.
>
> I tried a telnet session.
>
> When I entered:
>
> a001 LOGIN "rodrigo%fabricadeideias.com" "correctpassword"
>
> the server answered:
>
> a001 OK LOGIN Ok.
>
> When I entered:
>
> a001 LOGIN "rodrigo%fabricadeideias.com" "wrongpassword"
>
> the server closed the connection without any answer.
>
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Rodrigo Severo
>
