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How can I get POP-auth-before-relay (aka POP-before-SMTP) support in Exim?

April 26, 2017AKA Exim pop-auth-before-relay support

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How can I get POP-auth-before-relay (aka POP-before-SMTP) support in Exim?

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A0706: A cleaner way of authentication is to use the SMTP AUTH facility, which does not require a prior use of POP. However, it is possible to do what you have asked for: Exim 4 supports the whoson (http://whoson.sourceforge.net) facility for doing this.