> On Jul 12, 2018, at 9:23 PM, Gedalya <geda...@gedalya.net> wrote: > > On 07/13/2018 08:45 AM, J Doe wrote: >> I’m aware that this is because the code does not state to specify “TLS” for >> the dovecot/imap [u...@example.com <mailto:u...@example.com> 1.2.3.4 IDLE] >> line of output, but I’m curious as to why that decision was made ? > > TLS is done by the imap-login process. This process does all the actual > talking to the client. The imap process blindly trusts whoever invoked it > (imap-login), it doesn't authenticate the user either. Timo didn't want any > crypto or authentication code, or to link against any such libraries in the > imap process itself. > > Your imap-login process does show TLS and this can be logged in the log file > as well, see login_log_format_elements and the variables %c and %k
Hi Gedalya, Ah, ok - that makes sense. Thanks also for pointing me to the login_log_format_elements parameter - I will read up on this. - J
