> > I did a little bit more looking today and I see that pam-mysql supports
> > system
>
> > crypt WITH md5. I think (but have not tested) that this means that it
> > takes
> an
> > md5 of the password first and then crypts it. (Note that I hate to think
> > it
> > does the opposite, because if you have the 8 character limit in crypt(),
> > crypting it and THEN taking the md5 won't solve that problem!) Does anyone
> know
> > for sure how it works?
>
> Oops. Be sure to disregard that last paragraph. I was just guessing based
> on
> the name. I think the algorithm is just different altogether. It's not just
> "md5-then-crypt". But the good thing is that courier automagically
> recognizes
> this kind of password and knows what to do with it, and pam-mysql does the
> right
> thing if you make sure to turn password encryption to 3 and enable the md5
Oops, the setting is actually crypt=1, not 3 as suggested above
> setting. And most everyone else knows what to do, too, like the MySQL
> encrypt()
> command, just make sure you have an 8-character salt preceeded by $1$ and
> followed by (apparently optional) $
>
> > Since feedback seems in short supply, I think I will try this some time
> > soon,
> > but the outstanding question is if Courier can be taught how to deal with
> > this
>
> > kind of "MD5CRYPT" password format???
>
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