Re: How do we disable LOGIN-REFERRALS? (part 2)

2015-12-03 Thread sb
Please amend the first paragraphs of PasswordDatabase.ExtraFields.Host.txt as follows. ---cut here--- Login referrals are a server-side IMAP4 extension specified by RFC 2221. Their purpose is to redirect clients to an different IMAP4 server in case of hardware failures or organizational change

Re: How do we disable LOGIN-REFERRALS? (part 2)

2015-12-03 Thread Timo Sirainen
> On 03 Dec 2015, at 17:20, sb wrote: > > On 12/3/15 2:49 PM, Timo Sirainen wrote: > >> There is no code that can be disabled on Dovecot side. >> I think you need to read how LOGIN-REFERRALs actually work. > > This is an excerpt from the RFC: > >> A home server referral may be returned in res

Re: How do we disable LOGIN-REFERRALS? (part 2)

2015-12-03 Thread sb
On 12/3/15 2:49 PM, Timo Sirainen wrote: There is no code that can be disabled on Dovecot side. I think you need to read how LOGIN-REFERRALs actually work. This is an excerpt from the RFC: A home server referral may be returned in response to an AUTHENTICATE or LOGIN command, or it may ap

Re: How do we disable LOGIN-REFERRALS? (part 2)

2015-12-03 Thread Timo Sirainen
On 03 Dec 2015, at 15:17, sb wrote: > > On 12/3/15 1:32 PM, Timo Sirainen wrote: >> As long as Dovecot doesn't return any login-referrals (which it doesn't >> by default), I don't see why having LOGIN-REFERRALS in the CAPABILITY >> reply would matter. > Because a compatible client will use the ca

Re: How do we disable LOGIN-REFERRALS? (part 2)

2015-12-03 Thread sb
On 12/3/15 1:32 PM, Timo Sirainen wrote: As long as Dovecot doesn't return any login-referrals (which it doesn't by default), I don't see why having LOGIN-REFERRALS in the CAPABILITY reply would matter. Because a compatible client will use the capability as advertised by the server, and then fa

Re: How do we disable LOGIN-REFERRALS? (part 2)

2015-12-03 Thread Timo Sirainen
On 12/03/2015 01:46 PM, sb wrote: > From /opt/src/dovecot-2.2.19/doc/wiki/PasswordDatabase.ExtraFields.Host.txt >> Login referrals are an IMAP extension specified by RFC 2221 >> [http://www.apps.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2221.html]. They're not supported by >> many >> clients, so you probably don't want to u

Re: How do we disable LOGIN-REFERRALS? (part 2)

2015-12-03 Thread sb
From /opt/src/dovecot-2.2.19/doc/wiki/PasswordDatabase.ExtraFields.Host.txt Login referrals are an IMAP extension specified by RFC 2221 [http://www.apps.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2221.html]. They're not supported by many clients, so you probably don't want to use them normally. Right. The following client