Re: [cobalt-users] RaQ4 CRAM-MD5 Email Error

["E.B. Dreger" <eddy+public+spam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

C> Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2002 11:19:50 -0500
C> From: Cobalt <cobalt@xxxxxxxxxxxx>


C> Apr 24 09:47:32 primus sendmail[23219]: CRAM-MD5: set secret for user
C> Apr 24 09:53:20 primus sendmail[23466]: PLAIN: set secret for user
C> Apr 24 09:53:20 primus sendmail[23466]: DIGEST-MD5: failed to set secret for
C> user: can't request info until later in exchange
C> 
C> The best I can figure so far, is that this user has checked "APOP" in their
C> client or that this has something to do with IMAP.  Anyone have any other
C> insights that I might have that siteadmin look into?  Thanks.

Being that sendmail reports the error message, and that it's
SASL-related, I recommend investigating whether they set "server
requires authentication" or similar in their MUA.  Looks to me
like an authenticated SMTP attempt.


--
Eddy

Brotsman & Dreger, Inc. - EverQuick Internet Division
Phone: +1 (316) 794-8922 Wichita/(Inter)national
Phone: +1 (785) 865-5885 Lawrence

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