uschar *auth_extra_data = US"";
uschar *p;
int nargs, tmp;
-int crequid = 1, cont = 1, fd, ret = DEFER;
+int crequid = 1, cont = 1, fd = -1, ret = DEFER;
BOOL found = FALSE, have_mech_line = FALSE;
HDEBUG(D_auth) debug_printf("dovecot authentication\n");