There is a bug in vpopmail's email parser function which adds extra character to the end of user login at times, when called by courier. Version 5.3.x has a newer email parser which seems to work.
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >I am seeing strange behaviour on my Qmail+VpopMail(w/ MySQL)+COurier setup. >Authenticating via IMAP works 90% of the time, but doesn't for 10%. I don't >seem to be able to find any pattern as to it not working - it doesn't >consistently fail in any particular manner. The problem happens with multiple >mail clients. > >This might be a courier related issue, if so, then please tell me. Here is what >I see in the mysql logs, when I try to log in to an account with a login of doug >(actually, it this using a webmail client, so the login is >[EMAIL PROTECTED]): > > 540747 Query select pw_name, pw_passwd, pw_uid, pw_gid, pw_gecos, >pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "doug" and pw_domain = >"innerworldscuba.com" > 540747 Quit >020915 4:36:10 540748 Connect qmail@localhost on vpopmail > 540748 Query select pw_name, pw_passwd, pw_uid, pw_gid, >pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "doug" and pw_domain = >"innerworldscuba.com" > >..all looks good..... I show failed logins like this: > >020917 12:56:28 590250 Query select pw_name, pw_passwd, pw_uid, pw_gid, >pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "dougs" and pw_domain = >"innerworldscuba.com" > 590250 Quit >020917 12:56:33 590251 Query select pw_name, pw_passwd, pw_uid, pw_gid, >pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "dougs" and pw_domain = >"innerworldscuba.com" > 590251 Quit >020917 12:56:38 590252 Query select pw_name, pw_passwd, pw_uid, pw_gid, >pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "dougs" and pw_domain = >"innerworldscuba.com" > 590252 Quit >020917 12:57:03 590253 Query select pw_name, pw_passwd, pw_uid, pw_gid, >pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "dougs" and pw_domain = >"innerworldscuba.com" > 590253 Quit > >-or-020917 13:20:01 590609 Query select pw_name, pw_passwd, pw_uid, >pw_gid, pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "dougu" and >pw_domain = "innerworldscuba.com" > 590609 Quit >020917 13:20:06 590641 Query select pw_name, pw_passwd, pw_uid, pw_gid, >pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "dougu" and pw_domain = >"innerworldscuba.com" > 590641 Quit > >-or- > >020916 10:09:48 564000 Query select pw_name, pw_passwd, pw_uid, pw_gid, >pw_gecos, pw_dir, pw_shell from vpopmail where pw_name = "dougt" and pw_domain = >"innerworldscuba.com" > 564000 Quit > > >....so it appears that the piece that parses the login isn't doing what it is >supposed too. Is this vchpw.. or is this something else? > >Courier is compiled with "--enable-workarounds-for-imap-client-bugs" if that >matters. > >Anyone else seen this? Is this a know issue at all? > >Thanks in advance for the help.. > >-Brendan > > > > > >------------------------------------- >Webmail Services Provided by KPG Inc. >(http://www.kpginc.com) > > >
