mailmary--- via Postfix-users:
>
> Out of curiosity, why does postfix display the base64 encoded "Password:"
> string on failed authentication, instead of the user/email that actually
> failed?
>
> eg:
> warning: unknown[59.2.250.144]: SASL LOGIN authentication failed: UGFzc3dvcmQ6
...
>
> Isn't the above useless? Should it say something like:
>
> SASL LOGIN authentication failed: [email protected]
You appear to believe that
- The Postfix SMTP server already knows the MAIL FROM or RCPT TO
address when the remote SMTP client sends the AUTH command,
or that
- The Postix SMTP server can predict the future MAIL FROM or RCPT
TO address when it receives the AUTH command.
That is not the case.
Wietse
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