[tpop3d-discuss] MySQL Authentication

Paul Warren pdw at ex-parrot.com
Sun, 24 Jun 2001 12:40:51 +0100


On Sun, Jun 24, 2001 at 01:11:08AM +0100, Chris Lightfoot wrote:
> > > Not quite, unless you've modified the authentication stuff
> > > separately. To use crypt_md5 as you appear to be doing,
> > > you need to insert {crypt_md5} before the password, like
> > > 
> > >     '{crypt_md5}$1$lJ$EN6ExaPgfp1d.T9w59/S4/'
> > 
> > That worked. Is this documented anywhere except in the source? I couldn't 
> > find it.
> 
> It's in the changelog (CHANGES file). It will be
> documented in the new vmail-sql release (Paul?).

Yes, it will be documented properly in the perpetually imminent next
release of vmail :-)  We should probably add a note to this effect in
the tpop3d docs.

Paul