root@www:~/cyrus-sasl-2.1.22/sample# screen ./server trying 10, 1, 6 trying 2, 1, 6 bind: Address already in use [detached] root@www:~/cyrus-sasl-2.1.22/sample# ./client -m plain localhost receiving capability list... recv: {36} PLAIN NTLM LOGIN DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 PLAIN NTLM LOGIN DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 server doesn't offer mandatory mech 'plain' closing connection root@www:~/cyrus-sasl-2.1.22/sample# ./client -m PLAIN localhost receiving capability list... recv: {36} PLAIN NTLM LOGIN DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 PLAIN NTLM LOGIN DIGEST-MD5 CRAM-MD5 please enter an authentication id: root please enter an authorization id: root Password: send: {5} PLAIN send: {1} Y send: {14} root[0]root[0]root authentication failed closing connection root@www:~/cyrus-sasl-2.1.22/sample# I think you can all imagine the expression of my face ... ??? ...