Re: [cobalt-users] Raq3: sendmail & CRAM-MD5

["Steve Werby" <steve-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

"Per Magne Knutsen" <per.knutsen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I've been using the email client The Bat! for quite some while. The secure
version has some rather nifty
> features, including on-the-fly encryption of messages stored offline and
encryption to/from server using
> CRAM/MD5.
>
> As I understand, CRAM/MD5 is supported by sendmail, but not the version
installed by default on RaQs
> (at least v3).
>
> Has anyone attempted to ugrade sendmail for this purpose?

Not for that purpose.  But I'd love to run the secure version of The Bat! as
well.

> What would a sendmail upgrade on a RaQ3 potentially entail? What would be
the worst-case scenario
> in case things screw up?

You would need to re-install Sendmail.  Installing the a recent version of
Sendmail will break the GUI.  If you rely on the GUI, you probably don't
want to install a new version of Sendmail.

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