[imp] Can't authenticate against my IMAP Server

[Philip MacIver]

Not true. I used squirrelmail to connect to the server and that worked
fine. Even roundcube worked. And they are both PHP.



On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:50:44 +0100
Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> wrote:

> Zitat von Philip MacIver <philip at ivercore.com>:
> 
> > Oh well, I guess I'll just have to try to find another webmail
> > client then.
> 
> That doesn't help if that client uses PHP's imap extension too.
> 
> > Thanks for the help anyway.
> >
> > Just as a last resort this is what the log from my claws-mail says
> >
> > --8<--
> > [18:06:10] IMAP4< * OK [CAPABILITY IMAP4REV1 LITERAL+ SASL-IR
> > LOGIN-REFERRALS AUTH=PLAIN AUTH=LOGIN] slashmail.org IMAP4rev1
> > 2006j.389 at Tue, 4 Mar 2008 11:06:10 -0600 (CST)
> > [18:06:19] IMAP4> 1 CAPABILITY
> > [18:06:19] IMAP4< * CAPABILITY IMAP4REV1 LITERAL+ IDLE UIDPLUS
> > NAMESPACE CHILDREN MAILBOX-REFERRALS BINARY UNSELECT ESEARCH SCAN
> > SORT THREAD=REFERENCES THREAD=ORDEREDSUBJECT MULTIAPPEND SASL-IR
> > LOGIN-REFERRALS AUTH=PLAIN AUTH=LOGIN [18:06:19] IMAP4< 1 OK
> > CAPABILITY completed [18:06:19] IMAP4> Logging xxxxxxxx to
> > slashmail.org using LOGIN [18:06:19] IMAP4< User xxxxxxxx
> > authenticated [18:06:19] IMAP4< Login to slashmail.org successful
> > --8<--
> >
> > This any help?
> 
> PLAIN authentication is working fine with PHP. But since you said
> you have access to the server, didn't you check the imap server logs?
> 
> > On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 18:07:55 +0100
> > Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> wrote:
> >
> >> Zitat von Philip MacIver <philip at ivercore.com>:
> >>
> >> > Thanks for the quick reply. But the details that I enter into the
> >> > test are the same details I enter into claws-mail client, and
> >> > that works fine.
> >> >
> >> > Is there anything that could be the cause?
> >>
> >> Your imap server could use an authentication method that php, or
> >> rather c-client, doesn't support.
> >>
> >> > On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:43:09 +0100
> >> > Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> Zitat von Philip MacIver <philip at ivercore.com>:
> >> >>
> >> >> > I do have access to the whole system, as I am running tests
> >> >> > on a local machine before I deploy it on the actual server. I
> >> >> > just don't know where horde/imp logs its messages to.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > But I went ahead a ran the tests as you suggested and this was
> >> >> > what I got.
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Now am trying to connect to my IMAP server using imap/ssl,
> >> >> > but as you see below it gives me a certificate failure, which
> >> >> > I don't actually know what it means.
> >> >>
> >> >> It doesn't matter, because you can't authenticate with the
> >> >> credentials you entered. imap/ssl/novalidate-cert is the
> >> >> protocol of your choice, but not with the wrong username and
> >> >> password. ;-)
> >> >>
> >> >> > Can you shed any light on that error message?
> >> >> >
> >> >> > Thanks
> >> >> >
> >> >> > --8<--
> >> >> > PHP Mail Server Support Test
> >> >> > Attempting to automatically determine the correct connection
> >> >> > parameters for your server:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >     * Trying protocol imap/notls, Port 993:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >           ERROR - The server returned the following error
> >> >> > message:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >           Connection failed to slashmail.org,993: Connection
> >> >> > timed out
> >> >> >
> >> >> >     * Trying protocol imap/ssl, Port 993:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >           ERROR - The server returned the following error
> >> >> > message:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >           Certificate failure for slashmail.org: unable to get
> >> >> > local issuer
> >> >> >           certificate:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >>  
> >> /C=US/O=slashmail.org/OU=businessprofile.geotrust.com/get.jsp?GT42398189/OU=See
> >> >> >           www.rapidssl.com/cps (c)05/OU=Domain Control
> >> >> > Validated
> >> >> > - RapidSSL(R)/CN=slashmail.org
> >> >> >
> >> >> >     * Trying protocol imap/ssl/novalidate-cert, Port 993:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >           ERROR - The server returned the following error
> >> >> > message:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >           Retrying PLAIN authentication after Invalid
> >> >> > authentication credentialsRetrying PLAIN authentication after
> >> >> > Invalid authentication credentialsCan not authenticate to IMAP
> >> >> > server: Invalid authentication credentials
> >> >> >
> >> >> >     * Trying protocol imap/tls/novalidate-cert, Port 993:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >           ERROR - The server returned the following error
> >> >> > message:
> >> >> >
> >> >> >           Connection failed to slashmail.org,993: Connection
> >> >> > timed out --8<--
> >> >> >
> >> >> >
> >> >> > On Tue, 04 Mar 2008 17:22:44 +0100
> >> >> > Jan Schneider <jan at horde.org> wrote:
> >> >> >
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> 
> 
> Jan.
>