From: Jeremy Harris Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2014 08:18:18 +0000 (+0100) Subject: Add note on Dovecot configuration for authentication. Bug 1512 X-Git-Tag: exim-4_84_RC1^0 X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/users/jgh/exim.git/commitdiff_plain/3914a2b49c99581097e96e00430141613e99fb0d?ds=sidebyside Add note on Dovecot configuration for authentication. Bug 1512 --- diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt index b6f387a1a..2a9b3ba62 100644 --- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt +++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt @@ -25376,6 +25376,9 @@ but it is present in many binary distributions. .scindex IIDdcotauth2 "authenticators" "&(dovecot)&" This authenticator is an interface to the authentication facility of the Dovecot POP/IMAP server, which can support a number of authentication methods. +.new +Note that Dovecot must be configured to use auth-client not auth-userdb. +.wen If you are using Dovecot to authenticate POP/IMAP clients, it might be helpful to use the same mechanisms for SMTP authentication. This is a server authenticator only. There is only one option: