GNU bug report logs - #44553
Exim has no authenticators

Previous Next

Full log

View this message in rfc822 format

From: help-debbugs <at> gnu.org (GNU bug Tracking System)
To: divoplade <d <at> divoplade.fr>
Subject: bug#44553: closed (Re: bug#44553: Exim has no authenticators)
Date: Thu, 10 Dec 2020 14:40:02 +0000

[Message part 1 (text/plain, inline)]

Your bug report

#44553: Exim has no authenticators

which was filed against the guix package, has been closed.

The explanation is attached below, along with your original report.
If you require more details, please reply to 44553 <at> debbugs.gnu.org.

-- 
44553: http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=44553
GNU Bug Tracking System
Contact help-debbugs <at> gnu.org with problems

[Message part 2 (message/rfc822, inline)]

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

[Message part 3 (text/plain, inline)]

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!

[signature.asc (application/pgp-signature, inline)]

[Message part 5 (message/rfc822, inline)]

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

[Message part 6 (text/plain, inline)]

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 

[0001-gnu-exim-enable-some-authenticators.patch (text/x-patch, attachment)]

Previous Next

GNU bug tracking system
Copyright (C) 1999 Darren O. Benham, 1997,2003 nCipher Corporation Ltd, 1994-97 Ian Jackson.