The problem most likely is related to the "MAXPERIP=4" setting. If you use this with webmail you have to increase this value.
--- Brad Dameron Network Account Executive TSCNet Inc. www.tscnet.com Silverdale, WA. 1-888-8TSCNET > -----Original Message----- > From: Ken Jones [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 12:23 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [vchkpw] vpopmail bug? > > > Can anyone else reproduce this problem? > What version of courier-imap are you using? > > The authlib/preauthvchkpw.c file is worth checking against > the one on the inter7 page. Mysql Quits can be caused by > a program not calling mysql_close before exiting. Which in > of itself would not cause an authentication failure. > > It's worth double checking your courier-imap configuration > file. The one that specifies max client connections. > > The vpopmail ChangeLog shows the change to the email > parser function and also reports that it fixed all known problems. > > To really track down the problem, lots of debugging output is needed > to isolate what is ocurring. Hopefully leading to a solution :) > > Ken Jones > > On Friday 20 September 2002 04:20 pm, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > I upgraded to 5.3.8 - and am still seeing this behavior. > > > > *sigh* > > > > Is this limited to Courier? > > > > Quoting Dzuy Nguyen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > > There is a bug in vpopmail's email parser function which adds extra > > > character to the end of user login > > > at times, when called by courier. Version 5.3.x has a newer email > > > parser which seems to work. > > > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > >I am seeing strange behaviour on my Qmail+VpopMail(w/ MySQL)+COurier > > > > setup. > > > > > > > >Authenticating via IMAP works 90% of the time, but doesn't > for 10%. I > > > > > > don't > > > > > > >seem to be able to find any pattern as to it not working - it doesn't > > > >consistently fail in any particular manner. The problem > happens with > > > > > > multiple > > > > > > >mail clients. > > > > > > > >This might be a courier related issue, if so, then please > tell me. Here > > > > is > > > > > > what > > > > > > >I see in the mysql logs, when I try to log in to an account > with a login > > > > of > > > > > > doug > > > > > > >(actually, it this using a webmail client, so the login is > > > >[EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > > > > > > > 540747 Query select pw_name, pw_passwd, pw_uid, pw_gid, > > > > pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "doug" and > > > > pw_domain = "innerworldscuba.com" > > > > 540747 Quit > > > >020915 4:36:10 540748 Connect qmail@localhost on vpopmail > > > > 540748 Query select pw_name, > pw_passwd, pw_uid, > > > > > > pw_gid, > > > > > > >pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "doug" and > > > > > > pw_domain = > > > > > > >"innerworldscuba.com" > > > > > > > >..all looks good..... I show failed logins like this: > > > > > > > >020917 12:56:28 590250 Query select pw_name, > pw_passwd, pw_uid, > > > > > > pw_gid, > > > > > > >pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "dougs" and > > > > > > pw_domain = > > > > > > >"innerworldscuba.com" > > > > 590250 Quit > > > >020917 12:56:33 590251 Query select pw_name, > pw_passwd, pw_uid, > > > > > > pw_gid, > > > > > > >pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "dougs" and > > > > > > pw_domain = > > > > > > >"innerworldscuba.com" > > > > 590251 Quit > > > >020917 12:56:38 590252 Query select pw_name, > pw_passwd, pw_uid, > > > > > > pw_gid, > > > > > > >pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "dougs" and > > > > > > pw_domain = > > > > > > >"innerworldscuba.com" > > > > 590252 Quit > > > >020917 12:57:03 590253 Query select pw_name, > pw_passwd, pw_uid, > > > > > > pw_gid, > > > > > > >pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "dougs" and > > > > > > pw_domain = > > > > > > >"innerworldscuba.com" > > > > 590253 Quit > > > > > > > >-or-020917 13:20:01 590609 Query select pw_name, pw_passwd, > > > > pw_uid, pw_gid, pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail > where pw_name > > > > = "dougu" > > > > > > and > > > > > > >pw_domain = "innerworldscuba.com" > > > > 590609 Quit > > > >020917 13:20:06 590641 Query select pw_name, > pw_passwd, pw_uid, > > > > > > pw_gid, > > > > > > >pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "dougu" and > > > > > > pw_domain = > > > > > > >"innerworldscuba.com" > > > > 590641 Quit > > > > > > > >-or- > > > > > > > >020916 10:09:48 564000 Query select pw_name, > pw_passwd, pw_uid, > > > > > > pw_gid, > > > > > > >pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "dougt" and > > > > > > pw_domain = > > > > > > >"innerworldscuba.com" > > > > 564000 Quit > > > > > > > > > > > >....so it appears that the piece that parses the login isn't > doing what > > > > it > > > > > > is > > > > > > >supposed too. Is this vchpw.. or is this something else? > > > > > > > >Courier is compiled with > "--enable-workarounds-for-imap-client-bugs" if > > > > > > that > > > > > > >matters. > > > > > > > >Anyone else seen this? Is this a know issue at all? > > > > > > > >Thanks in advance for the help.. > > > > > > > >-Brendan > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------------- > > > >Webmail Services Provided by KPG Inc. > > > >(http://www.kpginc.com) > > > > ------------------------------------- > > Webmail Services Provided by KPG Inc. > > (http://www.kpginc.com) > >
