X-Git-Url: https://git.netwichtig.de/gitweb/?a=blobdiff_plain;f=src%2Fsrc%2Fauths%2FREADME;h=66bdcdcf8cde67827b56b0a5dafcbd493c113743;hb=23f2e90d7982f35e7a94a9df3128c1e574a26770;hp=83fcab44890123f6040e9b72104f81c2b9dbf0e0;hpb=16ff981e58427ae8bd5e8420411a9978678841e4;p=user%2Fhenk%2Fcode%2Fexim.git diff --git a/src/src/auths/README b/src/src/auths/README index 83fcab448..66bdcdcf8 100644 --- a/src/src/auths/README +++ b/src/src/auths/README @@ -1,5 +1,3 @@ -$Cambridge: exim/src/src/auths/README,v 1.6 2006/10/16 15:44:36 ph10 Exp $ - AUTHS The modules in this directory are in support of various authentication @@ -23,7 +21,7 @@ The API for each of these functions is documented with the function's code. INTERFACE TO SMTP AUTHENTICATION MECHANISMS -These are general SSL mechanisms, adapted for use with SMTP. Each +These are general SASL mechanisms, adapted for use with SMTP. Each authentication mechanism has three functions, for initialization, server authentication, and client authentication. @@ -36,7 +34,7 @@ instance block for this configured mechanism. It must set the flags called the server and/or client functions are available for this authenticator. Typically this depends on whether server or client configuration options have been set, but it is also possible to have an authenticator that has only one of -the server or client functions. +the server or client functions. The function may not touch big_buffer. SERVER AUTHENTICATION @@ -70,7 +68,7 @@ CLIENT AUTHENTICATION The third function performs authentication as a client. It receives a pointer to the instance block, and four further arguments: - The smtp_inblock item for the connection to the remote host. + The smtp_context item for the connection to the remote host. The normal command-reading timeout value.