[Tickets #13771] Re: Adding "AUTH: PLAIN" in IMP's Received header

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Ticket URL: https://bugs.horde.org/ticket/13771
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  Ticket             | 13771
  Updated By         | Michael Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org>
  Summary            | Adding "AUTH: PLAIN" in IMP's Received header
  Queue              | IMP
  Version            | 6.2.4
  Type               | Enhancement
-State              | Feedback
+State              | Rejected
  Priority           | 1. Low
  Milestone          |
  Patch              |
  Owners             |
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Michael Slusarz <slusarz at horde.org> (2015-01-03 14:46) wrote:

> If Courier's MTA already does this, why should Horde add that?

Exactly.  Horde needs to connect to Courier's MTA, and this connection  
needs to be authenticated, so the authentication details will be added  
to *that* received header.  Which is correct (especially since the  
Horde username != the username of the user authorized to relay mail.)