Am Saturday 24 June 2006 14:37 schrieb lars ebeling: > Hi, this is an extract from a telnet session from the HP-UX box: > ehlo leopg9.no-ip.org > 250-mc2.sverige.net Hello leopg9.no-ip.org Ä62.119.162.107Å, pleased to > meet you . > 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES > 250-SIZE > 250-EXPN > 250-ETRN > 250-ATRN > 250-DSN > 250-CHECKPOINT > 250-8BITMIME > 250-AUTH CRAM-MD5 DIGEST-MD5 LOGIN PLAIN > 250-AUTH=LOGIN > 250-STARTTLS > 250 HELP This is not Postfix. Best to first decide if you wish to use Postfix or another MTA. > AUTH LOGIN > after some cryptic dialog > I get authentication succesful > > # postconf -n > alias_maps = dbm:/etc/mail/aliases > append_at_myorigin = yes If you wish to use Postfix and MS-Clients "broken_sasl_auth_clients = yes" is missing. > command_directory = /usr/sbin > config_directory = /etc/postfix > daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix > debug_peer_list = * > default_privs = spam > disable_vrfy_command = yes > html_directory = /home/postfix/www > ignore_mx_lookup_error = yes > mail_owner = postfix > mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq > manpage_directory = /home/postfix/man > mydestination = $myhostname, localhost.$mydomain, localhost, $mydomain, > mail.$my domain, www.$mydomain, ftp.$mydomain > myorigin = leopg9.no-ip.org > newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases > proxy_interfaces = > queue_directory = /var/spool/postfix > readme_directory = /home/postfix/readme > relayhost = 62.13.26.60 > sample_directory = /etc/postfix > sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail > setgid_group = postfix > smtp_connect_timeout = 300s > smtp_sasl_auth_enable = yes > smtp_sasl_password_maps = dbm:/etc/postfix/sasl_passwd > smtp_sasl_security_options = noanonymous > smtpd_banner = $myhostname ESMTP $mail_name > smtpd_helo_required = yes > smtpd_sasl_application_name = smtpd "smtpd_sasl_security_options = noanonymous" is missing, without PlaintextMechanisms (PLAIN, LOGIN) will be suppressed. > unknown_local_recipient_reject_code = 550 > # > > # cat /usr/lib/sasl2/smtpd.conf > mech_list: LOGIN PLAIN Hmm, a "pwcheck_method" is missing. Do you really want to use sasldb? > As you see that is via the link. > > I normally use Outlook as a client to my own mailserver. -- Andreas