On Thu, 2003-07-24 at 08:14, Bill Nottingham wrote:
Chris Ricker (kaboom(a)gatech.edu) said:
> Prior to this first beta, uw-imap was configured in alphas / rawhide with
> plaintext authentication disabled when connecting over unsecured connections
> (ie, pop / imap, but not pops / imaps).
>
> In beta1, uw-imap and dovecot both accept plaintext auth via at least imap
> (didn't try pop). Was it decided that the world's not ready to give up
> plaintext yet after all? Or just an accidental reversion?
* Fri Jul 11 2003 John Dennis <jdennis(a)finch.boston.redhat.com> 1:2002d-1
- bring upto new upstream release 2002d, change SSLTYPE to allow for plain text login
again
I think it's a sensible move. Disabling plain-text over non-SSL
connections would cause no end of support trouble and cost to existing
installations.
Wil
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