[imp] PHP Upgrade Changes Default IMP Authentication Method

[Max Kalika]

Quoting "Evans, Tim" <Tim_Evans@troweprice.com>:

> Current Config (Needing Upgrade)
> --------------------------------
> IMP 2.2.3, horde 1.2.3, php 4.0.3pl1, cyrus imapd 1.6.24, cyrus sasl
> 1.5.24, pam_mysql 0.4.5
>
> Replacing php with 4.0.6 causes IMP login to default to CRAM-MD5, rather
> than the current plaintext.  Is this default changed in 4.0.6; how to
> revert to plaintext?

Yes, 4.0.6 got the crammd5 authenticator added.  It only uses it if the 
server advertises the crammd5 capability.  You should be able to force 
plaintext on the server side.

---max kalika
--max@lsit.ucsb.edu
-lsit systems administrator