[imp] Instructions for using PLAINTEXT logon with IMAP-UW on FreeBSD

[Chris]

Greetings,
 I was able to finally get IMAP-UW to work on a FreeBSD install.
Instructions follow:

The default install for IMAP-UW on late 4.x and all 5.x versions of FreeBSD
will *NOT* allow PLAINTEXT/ PAM/ KERBEROS logons. In order to correct this
and allow PAM/ KERBEROS/ PLAINTEXT logons, you must do the following:

Already have it installed and need this fix? Type the following BEFORE
re-making the port:

  setenv FORCE_PKG_INSTALL

(remember to UNset this after you have re-made IMAP-UW)

O.K. Now the following applies to ALL (plaintext) IMAP-UW makes.
Change to the /usr/ports/mail/imap-uw directory
type the following *exactly* as follows:

   make -DWITHOUT_SSL

during the make proccess you will see complaints that it is not to spec and
you should re-make it with SSL enabled - ignore them.
 When it has finished, it is time to install/ re-install it. Simply type
the following *exactly* like this:

   make -DWITHOUT_SSL install

O.K. That takes care of the server, but we will still need the client. So
all we will need to do, is do the same for it. Change to the
/usr/ports/mail/cclient folder. Type the following *exactly* as follows:

   make -DWITHOUT_SSL

Again, same complaints are emmited as above - ignore them.

Now we will install it. Type the following *exactly* like this:

   make -DWITHOUT_SSL install

Great! Now you're ready to use your webmail by logging in with
PAM/ KERBEROS or PLAINTEXT passwords. You can, of course still
use https or tunnel your connections. So security should not be an issue.

Hope this helps.

--Chris

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