OutLook 2000 SP3 login always failling.

[Simon Matter]

>
> Hi,
>
> I am using Outlook-2000 SP2 build (9.0.0.6627) to access my E-mail using
> IMAP over SSL/TLS.

Did you try another client like Mozilla?
Does it always work without SSL/TLS?

>
> When every I start Outlook login always failing, after few attempts, I was
> able to login success fully. Also outlook is not remembering the password
> I have to enter every time (checked remember box).
>
> Here is more information.
>
> Client: OutLook 2000, Windows XP Pro.
>
> Server:
> 	Fedora Core 2 with following RPMs
>
> # rpm -qa | grep cyrus
> cyrus-sasl-plain-2.1.18-2
> cyrus-imapd-murder-2.2.6-4
> cyrus-sasl-md5-2.1.18-2
> cyrus-imapd-devel-2.2.6-4
> cyrus-sasl-devel-2.1.18-2
> cyrus-imapd-nntp-2.2.6-4
> cyrus-sasl-2.1.18-2
> cyrus-imapd-2.2.6-4
> cyrus-imapd-utils-2.2.6-4
>
>
> # cat /etc/imapd.conf
> configdirectory: /var/lib/imap
> partition-default: /var/spool/imap
> admins: cyrus
> sievedir: /var/lib/imap/sieve
> sendmail: /usr/sbin/sendmail
> hashimapspool: true
> sasl_pwcheck_method: saslauthd
> sasl_mech_list: PLAIN
> tls_ca_file:  /etc/postfix/cacert.pem
> tls_cert_file: /etc/postfix/newcert.pem
> tls_key_file: /etc/postfix/newreq.pem
> lmtpsocket: /var/lib/imap/socket/lmtp
> autocreatequota: 100000
> autocreateinboxfolders: Sent|Drafts|Spam|Templates|Trash
> autosubscribeinboxfolders: Sent|Spam|Drafts|Templates|Trash
> createonpost: yes
> popminpoll: 0
>
> maillog:
> =====Jul 27 22:49:48 earth imaps[3343]: accepted connection
> Jul 27 22:49:48 earth imaps[3343]: mystore: starting txn 2147483778
> Jul 27 22:49:48 earth imaps[3343]: mystore: committing txn 2147483778
> Jul 27 22:49:48 earth imaps[3343]: starttls: TLSv1 with cipher RC4-MD5
> (128/128 bits new) no authentication
> Jul 27 22:49:49 earth imaps[3343]: badlogin: <client machine name>
> [xx.xx.xx.xx] plaintext sundaram SASL(-13): authentication failure:
> checkpass failed
> Jul 27 22:50:01 earth imaps[3343]: login: <client machine name>
> [xx.xx.xx.xx] sundaram plaintext+TLS User logged in
> Jul 27 22:50:01 earth imaps[3343]: seen_db: user sundaram opened
> /var/lib/imap/user/s/sundaram.seen
> Jul 27 22:50:02 earth imaps[3343]: open: user sundaram opened INBOX
> Jul 27 22:50:02 earth imaps[3286]: accepted connection
> Jul 27 22:50:02 earth master[3359]: about to exec
> /usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/imapd
> Jul 27 22:50:02 earth imaps[3359]: executed
> Jul 27 22:50:02 earth imaps[3286]: mydelete: starting txn 2147483779
> Jul 27 22:50:02 earth imaps[3286]: mydelete: committing txn 2147483779
> Jul 27 22:50:02 earth imaps[3286]: starttls: TLSv1 with cipher RC4-MD5
> (128/128 bits reused) no authentication
> Jul 27 22:50:02 earth imaps[3286]: badlogin: <client machine name>
> [xx.xx.xx.xx] plaintext sundaram SASL(-13): authentication failure:
> checkpass failed
> Jul 27 22:51:05 earth master[1698]: process 3286 exited, status 0
> Jul 27 22:51:05 earth master[1698]: process 3343 exited, status 0
> Jul 27 22:52:06 earth imaps[3359]: accepted connection
> Jul 27 22:52:06 earth master[3360]: about to exec
> /usr/lib/cyrus-imapd/imapd
> Jul 27 22:52:06 earth imaps[3360]: executed
> Jul 27 22:52:06 earth imaps[3359]: starttls: TLSv1 with cipher RC4-MD5
> (128/128 bits reused) no authentication
> Jul 27 22:52:06 earth imaps[3359]: badlogin: <client machine name>
> [xx.xx.xx.xx] plaintext sundaram SASL(-13): authentication failure:
> checkpass failed
> Jul 27 22:52:17 earth imaps[3359]: login: <client machine name>
> [xx.xx.xx.xx] sundaram plaintext+TLS User logged in
>
>
> why its failing first few times.
>
> Thanks
>
>
> --
> -Sundaram Ramasamy
> SCSecA,SCNA,SCSA,SCWCD,SCJP
> Storage & Sun Solaris Administrator
>
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