On Wed, 2006-04-12 at 13:28 -0500, Jonathan Horne wrote: > smtp-auth is actually quite simple to setup in Fedora. i would refrain > from usingpop-before-smtp authentication, as there are security risks in > doing so. im also speaking to FC4, ive not set this up in FC5 yet. but, > i imagine its probably the same, or very close. > > first, enable and start saslauthd. > > chkconfig saslauthd on > /etc/init.d/saslauthd start > > next, add these configuration options to your sendmail.cf file. > > define(`confAUTH_OPTIONS', `A')dn > TRUST_AUTH_MECH(`LOGIN PLAIN')dnl > define(`confAUTH_MECHANISMS', `LOGIN PLAIN') > > generate your new sendmail.mc file, and restart sendmail. this > configuration will allow outlook to use authentication. > > hth, and good luck! We're using smtp-auth here on postfix and have had no problems with Outlook 2003 clients. As Jpnathan said, easy to set up and widely supported by client software. -- Brian Gaynor www.pmccorp.com FC4/Linux on DELL Inspiron 5160 3.0Ghz canis 14:30:54 up 6:03, 1 user, load average: 0.36, 0.18, 0.12
