I have done the Dovecot additions "So I think" as well as the Postfix ones. I think I am missing something since I have not added a DB for my username and password. Please let me know if I need to follow another document. I do not think I need to do the Cyrus part as this is different, correct?
This is my outpu from telnet mail.biggdog.biz 220 smtp.passthru EHLO client.biggdog.biz 250-smtp.passthru 250-SIZE 51200000 250-VRFY 250-ETRN 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES 250-8BITMIME 250 DSN > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-postfix-us...@postfix.org [mailto:owner-postfix- > us...@postfix.org] On Behalf Of Patrick Ben Koetter > Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2010 2:41 AM > To: postfix-users@postfix.org > Subject: Re: Postfix, SASL sending mail through Postfix. > > * BABEDH-DHRA <babedh-d...@biggdog.biz>: > > I understand you want to use Dovecot as SASL provider. In this case > the > > configuration (see below) you are currently trying to use is leading > you > > completely the wrong way. > > > > Take a look at the section "Configuring Dovecot SASL" in the > SASL_README > > (/usr/share/doc/postfix/SASL_README.gz> that is shipped with Postfix. > > > > Here's what you basically need to do: > > > > 1. Configure Dovecot to provide an authentication socket for Postfix > 2. > > Configure Postfix to use that socket. > > > > Step 2 might be a little extra complicated if you run your Postfix > server > > chrooted, which is the default on Debian/Ubuntu machines. > > > > > _______________________________________________________________________ > ___ > > > > Ok I have done all that was aked by the documentation but... > > > > I noticed that I have another line for > > > > passdb pam { > > > > > > > > mine appears to be linked to mysql > > > > passdb sql { > > > > args = /etc/dovecot/dovecot-crammd5.conf > > > > > > > > my > > > > mechanisms = plain login > > > > also had " crammd5" at the end of it. > > That should not be a problem. You, better your requirements, can only > tell if > you need such a configuration. > > > Would this make a difference or do I now need to try to do this > through > > mysql. I started to read up but stopped as I thought I would be ok > this > > way. > > It looks okay to me. > > For further replies: Please use a mail reader that can do proper > quoting in > replies i.e. a mail reader that prepends "> " or something like it to > reply > content. It is very hard to read your messages. I can't tell what you > wrote > und less I read all mail content. > > > -- > All technical questions asked privately will be automatically answered > on the > list and archived for public access unless privacy is explicitely > required and > justified. > > saslfinger (debugging SMTP AUTH): > <http://postfix.state-of-mind.de/patrick.koetter/saslfinger/> > > =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- > Scanned with Copfilter Version 0.84beta3a (ProxSMTP 1.6) > AntiSpam: SpamAssassin 3.2.3 > AntiVirus: ClamAV 0.96/11020 - Sat May 15 23:13:16 2010 > by Markus Madlener @ http://www.copfilter.org =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Scanned with Copfilter Version 0.84beta3a (ProxSMTP 1.6) AntiVirus: ClamAV 0.96/11020 - Sat May 15 23:13:16 2010 by Markus Madlener @ http://www.copfilter.org
