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Re: auth_authen auth_author

From: Wietse Venema (wietseporcupine.org)
Date: Mon Jan 01 2007 - 10:35:17 CST


Adam Jacob Muller:
> What is the difference between the auth_authen macro and the
> auth_author macro, when using milters I only ever see auth_auth with
> a value (when I SASL authenticate), any idea what auth_author is for
> and when I might encounter it?

According to MILTER_README:

    +--------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+
    |Name |Availability |Description |
    +--------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+
    |{auth_authen} |MAIL, DATA, EOM |SASL login name |
    +--------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+
    |{auth_author} |MAIL, DATA, EOM |SASL sender |
    +--------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+
    |{auth_type} |MAIL, DATA, EOM |SASL login method |
    +--------------------+-------------------------+--------------------------+

See also :

http://www.postfix.org/MILTER_README.html
http://www.faqs.org/rfcs/rfc2554.html

        Wietse