Even in the same install, with the same config, you should be able to configure it differently for different services. I don't exactly remember the specifics (so please cross reference the documentation), but the approximate shape is something like this...
Thanks Ellie. I'd actually seen that before, but I assumed, for some reason, that it only worked with the TLS certificate settings. I put together some config files that use @include, but I'll try the prefix thing for sasl_mech_list.
All working with http_sasl_mech_list. Thanks for your assistance.
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