Subject: Use of AUTH with SMTP

From: Paul Romero <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 03 Jun 2004 10:21:56 -0700

Dear SASL User Group

Can anybody provide some insight into the following
questions about how the AUTH mechanism is used
with SMTP ?

1) How commonly deployed is the AUTH mechanism--as
   described in RFC 2554--in commercial ISP SMTP implementations ?

2) Is the CRAM-MD5 variant normally used ?
   If not, which others are commonly used ?

3) Is the AUTH mechanism usually implemented
   on a stand alone basis or in conjunction
   with other service--for instance TLS ?

3.1) If it is implemented with other services,
     what are the relevant RFCs ?

Best Regards,

Paul Romero

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