Re: how to set up authentication

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Subject: Re: how to set up authentication
From: lee <lee@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:48:53 -0600
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On Sat, Nov 22, 2008 at 02:03:41AM -0500, zirath wrote:

>>> I upgraded (using backports) to version 1.5.18 and added the "set  
>>> smtp_url" to the .muttrc. I'm now getting an error message "no  
>>> authenticators available".
>>   
> This was the result of "ehlo" at the isp server port 25:
>
> 250-smtp101.vzn.mail.re1.yahoo.com
> 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN XYMCOOKIE
> 250-PIPELINING
> 250 8BITMIME

LOGIN and PLAIN should work, but would transmit passwords unencrypted
(if the connection is unencrypted). Maybe you do not need
authentication, did you try


set smtp_url = "smtp://smtp101.vzn.mail.re1.yahoo.com"


What is XYMCOOKIE?


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References:
- Re: how to set up authentication
  - From: zirath
- Re: how to set up authentication
  - From: Kyle Wheeler
- Re: how to set up authentication
  - From: zirath

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