I would argue that it's out of scope -- credential management should be taken care of by your credential management system, be it through a web interface or whatever. Even if it were to be an accepted spec, the chances of all of the client-writers implementing it, and in a reasonable way, are slim to none. I'd bet more on clients providing a reasonable interface to the IMAP "motd" -- which, after authentication, would be a great way to let the user know that their password needs to be changed. On Jan 5, 2010, at 11:02 PM, ram wrote: > Would it be practical to have common protocols like IMAP to support > enhanced features > > For eg. > > IMAP protocol may possibly support change password. > A IMAP server administrator may optionally configure a change-password > hook on the server which would change the password on whatever > backend > he uses for eg ldap or a RDBMS or Active directory > > The advantage is that the MUA can support change password and the user > experience will be a lot better having only a single familiar app to > deal with. > > That will be a lot easier for admins to tell the users to change > password regularly rather than giving them a new link and asking > them to > change password ( .. and that mail looks more like a phishing mail ) > > > Thanks > Ram > > > ---- > Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ > Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki > List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
