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Imapsync tips about imap admin authentication.
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It can be useful to authenticate without knowing each user password.
Using an admin account to authenticate is not a standard feature
supported by all imap servers. Sometimes it is implemented via the
--authuser1 option, sometimes not. It depends on the imap software
server and its configuration.
You have to follow this road:
* Determine what is the imap software server
* Find out whether it supports an admin account or not
* If no, leave this reading, take an handkerchief and cry
* If yes, search how the imap software server supports
an admin account (see below)
* Figure out whether an admin account is actually configured or not,
* If not then configure it. If you can't configure it: handkerchief.
* Finally, check an imapsync authentication via this admin account for
a standard user, the option --justlogin is nice for doing this.
* Use it for all users.
* Next, read their email messages, enter their personal life etc.
I'm kidding.
Good luck!
Known imap software servers supporting imap admin authentication:
* Exchange 2003/2007/2010/2013/2016. See the file FAQ.Exchange.txt
* Office365. See the file FAQ.Exchange.txt
* Gmail. See the file FAQ.XOAUTH2.txt
* Dovecot. See the file FAQ.Dovecot.txt
* Zimbra. See the file FAQ.Zimbra.txt
* Kerio See the file FAQ.Kerio.txt
* Cyrus-imap. See the file FAQ.Cyrus.txt
* James. See the file FAQ.James.txt
* UW-imap. See the file FAQ.General.txt
* Sun Java Enterprise System/SunOne/iPlanet. See the file FAQ.General.txt
Known imap software servers NOT supporting imap admin authentication:
* Domino Lotus Notes. See FAQ.Handkerchief.txt
* SmartCloud Notes. Same joke.
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