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@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -GNU mailutils NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2007-11-30 +GNU mailutils NEWS -- history of user-visible changes. 2007-12-03 Copyright (C) 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc. See the end of file for copying conditions. @@ -146,6 +146,33 @@ Previous versions incorrectly understood such an URL as `a/b' * Fixed APOP handling. +* imap4d supports PREAUTH mode. + +Three mechanisms are provided for authentifying the connection in +PREAUTH mode: + + 1. stdio - PREAUTH mode is enabled automatically if imap4d is started + from command line in interactive mode (-i command line + option). The current login name is used as the user name. + + 2. ident - The remote machine is asked about the requester identity + using the identification protocol (RFC 1413). Both plaintext and + DES encrypted replies are understood. + + 3. prog - Imap4d invokes an external program to authenticate the + connection. Four arguments are supplied to the program: + + 1) Remote IP address in dotted-quad notation; + 2) Remote port number; + 3) Local IP address (currently "0.0.0.0"); + 4) Local port number. + + If the connection is authenticated, the program should print the + user name, followed by a newline character, on its standard + output and exit with code 0. + + Otherwise, it shoud exit with a non-zero exit code. + * Remove v0.6 compatibility layer. |