What does SMTP auth have to do with dovecot or courier imap? What authentication packages are you using?
I see one qmail - why qmail? I have tremendous success with postfix, and it's a little more modern, with less patches. I don't know much about dovecot, but Courier is a kmore familiar matter to me. I used it until I figured out how to use Cyrus. Cyrus is a vast improvement over Courier, IMNSHO. My buddy says that dovecot is superior to both. Whatever. So, what is the underlying authentication datastore? On 10/18/06, Me Myself <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On Tue, October 17, 2006 09:42, Tito Valentin wrote: >Hello list: > >I have been trying to get SMTP authentication on Gentoo to work with no >success. I am running qmail (netqmail package) with dovecot and saslauth. > I am able to connect and read my mail through IMAP fine. The problem is >that I cannot send email using my own SMTP server due to an authentication >issue. Every time we try to send email out we get an error saying that it >cannot establish a connection because I am not part of the allowed rcphost >list. I tried adding the remote host in the rcpthosts database but the >problem persists. The only error I see in the log files for dovecot is >"Disconnected" > >Can anyone point me in the right direction as to why I can't be >authenticated when sending email out? Another thing is, it keeps >prompting me for my passwd. > >GV > >-- >gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list > > >List: > >Ha, I am having the same problem as Tito Valentin. Is anyone out there >able to shed some light on this problem? I opted for the use of >SquirrelMail in the mean time but it would be nice to be able to use >Thunderbird or Outlook. > >Thanks, > >///////////////////////////////////////////////// >Ronald Vincent Vazquez
now, this seems very different. Above is SMTP auth - yours seems to be IMAP or POP auth problems. Which is it? Is it just that you cannot send mail? or you can't get it either?
Hello everyone: Please add me to the list of folks who are unable to authenticate smtp. I am also having this smtp authentication problem though I am using Courier (IMAP) and not dovecot. It is driving me crazy. What I have done in order to be able to send mail is to use my ISP's smtp server but I see how some folks wouldn't want their ISP's servers to be present in their email headers.
Are you using qmail as well? If so, why qmail? SASL is a bitch at first, it always is. It usually pays to return to the configuration with a fine tooth comb, a fresh mind and lots of patience. I ahve configured many SASL based services, and I usually use Kerberos (GSSAPI) as well, so it's non-trivial. Please post a little more info about each of your specific configurations, because there isn't enough info here to shake a stick at. -- gentoo-user@gentoo.org mailing list
