On Fri, 22 Nov 2002, Newsgroup posting address wrote: > root@jwilde-solaris# /usr/local/sbin/ipop3d > +OK POP3 jwilde-solaris.glocalnet.com v2001.80 server ready > USER james > -ERR Unknown AUTHORIZATION state command
This happens when the software is built to disable plaintext password authentication outside of an SSL or TLS-encrypted session. This is the normal configuration, since sending plaintext passwords without encryption is a security hole. -- Mark -- http://staff.washington.edu/mrc Science does not emerge from voting, party politics, or public debate.
