[lug] dovecot/PAM mix

[D. Stimits]

It seems that dovecot does not support encrypted auth on linux via the 
basic out-of-the-box settings, due to using PAM, and PAM not supporting 
those auth methods (so really it's a PAM limit). Several options seem to 
exist, including postgresql, but some of the earlier comments about 
simplicity and recovery make the file option seem best. Would the 
separate password file be the simple route? I'm not sure how to maintain 
passwords in such a file, but all of the users involved have real system 
accounts already via /etc/passwd, perhaps there's a way to migrate or 
automate this?

D. Stimits, stimits AT comcast DOT net