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Exim has no authenticators

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From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
Cc: tracker <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#44553: closed (Exim has no authenticators)
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:40:02 +0000

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and subject line Re: bug#44553: Exim has no authenticators
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From: divoplade <d <at> divoplade.fr>
To: bug-guix <at> gnu.org
Subject: Exim has no authenticators
Date: Tue, 10 Nov 2020 14:45:37 +0100

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Dear guix,

Exim has no authenticator drivers. By default, they don't get included
in the binary, but in my case, I want to set up an internet site with
authenticated SMTP 
https://www.exim.org/exim-html-current/doc/html/spec_html/ch-smtp_authentication.htm
. Authentication is necessary, otherwise the system is vulnerable to
spam abuse.

The fix would be to un-comment the following lines in the src/EDITME
(copied as Local/Makefile):

# AUTH_CRAM_MD5=yes
# AUTH_CYRUS_SASL=yes
# AUTH_DOVECOT=yes
# AUTH_EXTERNAL=yes
# AUTH_GSASL=yes
# AUTH_HEIMDAL_GSSAPI=yes
# AUTH_PLAINTEXT=yes
# AUTH_SPA=yes
# AUTH_TLS=yes

Unfortunately, CYRUS_SASL requires cyrus-sasl as a native input and
GSASL, gsasl. HEIMDAL_GSSAPI does not seem to build.

However, it is vital to have plaintext (it is the only one used in the
default exim configuration, 
https://www.exim.org/exim-html-current/doc/html/spec_html/ch-the_default_configuration_file.html
) and it would be nice to have the other as authenticators. What do you
think?

Best regards,

divoplade 

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From: Arun Isaac <arunisaac <at> systemreboot.net>
To: divoplade <d <at> divoplade.fr>, 44553-done <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: Re: bug#44553: Exim has no authenticators
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 20:09:21 +0530

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Hi,

Thanks for your patch. I pushed to master with the following minor
changes.

- added copyright header for you
- made minor style change in code
- modified the commit message

Cheers!

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