On Thu, Mar 21, 2002 at 03:29:26PM -0800, Dave Scott wrote: > I too would like to know how to get through this SMTP auth fieasco, I > have spent much time and got no where. > > So basically, I am still going to try the article, but > > 1) is there a Debian package with the SASL support for Postfix out there > that I can install?
Yes, in woody. Check out sasl-bin, libsasl-modules-plain, libsasl-*, postfix-tls Exim does that, too. Both have it all described in the documentation, but I don't remember exactly where... > 2) is there an easier solution, other than telling the laptop clients to > use the smtp server they are dialed into? I don't know. > 3) are the passwords with SASL support sent in clear text? They may or may not be sent in cleartext. You may use tls (postfix-tls, exim-tls), which is a very nice thing, IMHO. J. --
