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$Id: FAQ.Admin_Authentication.txt,v 1.13 2022/04/06 10:27:52 gilles Exp gilles $
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This documentation is also available online at
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https://imapsync.lamiral.info/FAQ.d/
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https://imapsync.lamiral.info/FAQ.d/FAQ.Admin_Authentication.txt
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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.
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Using an admin account to authenticate is not a standard feature
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supported by all imap servers. Sometimes it is implemented via the
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--authuser1 option, sometimes not. It depends on the imap software
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server and its configuration.
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You have to follow this road:
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* Determine what is the imap software server
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* Find out whether it supports an admin account or not
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* If no, leave this reading, take an handkerchief and cry
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* If yes, search how the imap software server supports
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an admin account (see below)
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* Figure out whether an admin account is actually configured or not,
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* If not then configure it. If you can't configure it: handkerchief.
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* Finally, check an imapsync authentication via this admin account for
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a standard user, the option --justlogin is nice for doing this.
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* Use it for all users.
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* Next, read their email messages, enter their personal life etc.
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I'm kidding.
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Good luck!
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Known imap software servers supporting imap admin authentication:
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* Exchange 2003/2007/2010/2013/2016. See the file FAQ.Exchange.txt
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* Office365. See the file FAQ.Exchange.txt
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* Gmail. See the file FAQ.XOAUTH2.txt
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* Dovecot. See the file FAQ.Dovecot.txt
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* Zimbra. See the file FAQ.Zimbra.txt
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* Kerio See the file FAQ.Kerio.txt
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* Cyrus-imap. See the file FAQ.Cyrus.txt
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* James. See the file FAQ.James.txt
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* UW-imap. See the file FAQ.General.txt
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* Sun Java Enterprise System/SunOne/iPlanet. See the file FAQ.General.txt
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Known imap software servers NOT supporting imap admin authentication:
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* Domino Lotus Notes. See FAQ.Handkerchief.txt
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* SmartCloud Notes. Same joke.
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