This issue is Directly related to the information in the PAM files. My initial Files did not include md5 or shadow and therefore could not decode passwords longer than 8 characters. Hope that this information is useful to someone else. "Albert E. Whale" wrote: > Has anyone heard of a limit being imposed on passwords not to exceed 8 > characters when retrieving Email? I am using imap-2001a-1.72.0 on > RedHat 7.2. Is there a version which permits longer passwords? > > -- > Albert E. Whale - CISSP > http://www.abs-comptech.com > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > ABS Computer Technology, Inc. - ESM, Computer & Networking Specialists > Sr. Security, Network, and Systems Consultant > Board of Directors - InfraGard - Pittsburgh, PA > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-devel-list mailing list > Redhat-devel-list@redhat.com > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list -- Albert E. Whale - CISSP http://www.abs-comptech.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ABS Computer Technology, Inc. - ESM, Computer & Networking Specialists Sr. Security, Network, and Systems Consultant Board of Directors - InfraGard - Pittsburgh, PA _______________________________________________ Redhat-devel-list mailing list Redhat-devel-list@redhat.com https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-devel-list