your mail client is probably trying 3 different login types before it tries plain. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Nikodemus Karlsson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <vchkpw@inter7.com> Sent: Thursday, May 12, 2005 9:42 AM Subject: [vchkpw] Authentication problem
> Hi, > I've set up a qmail server with vpopmail and vchkpw authentication on a > Gentoo box. When I try to send mail through the smtp server from a remote > host, I have to authenticate 3 times before I come through. My > /var/log/messages files looks like this during the authentications: > > May 12 15:57:15 jupiter vpopmail[15822]: vchkpw-smtp: password fail > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:82.182.88.166 > May 12 15:57:23 jupiter vpopmail[15824]: vchkpw-smtp: password fail > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:82.182.88.166 > May 12 15:57:31 jupiter vpopmail[15826]: vchkpw-smtp: password fail > [EMAIL PROTECTED]:82.182.88.166 > May 12 15:57:36 jupiter vpopmail[15828]: vchkpw-smtp: (PLAIN) login > success [EMAIL PROTECTED]:82.182.88.166 > > I have a ssl certificate (servercert.pem) in the qmail control directory, > and according to the instructions on the Gentoo web site > (http://www.gentoo.org/doc/en/qmail-howto.xml), I would be able to > authenticate with ssl/tls. But the log says plain... > > What can cause these passwords fails (yes, I type the correct passwords), > and how do I get a ssl connection? > > TIA > Nikodemus >
