With imap from raw hide: jik:/usr/src/packages!1449$ telnet localhost pop3 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1). Escape character is '^]'. +OK POP3 localhost.localdomain v2002.81rh server ready USER XXX -ERR Unknown AUTHORIZATION state command quit +OK Sayonara Connection closed by foreign host. After downgrading to imap-2001a-18: jik:/usr/src/packages!1452$ telnet localhost pop3 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1). Escape character is '^]'. +OK POP3 localhost.localdomain v2001.78rh server ready USER XXX +OK User name accepted, password please PASS XXX +OK Mailbox open, 12 messages quit +OK Sayonara Connection closed by foreign host.
This is still broken in imap-2002b-6. Surely you can't ship the next release with this still broken!
I found the explanation for this. See <URL:http://www.faqchest.com/prgm/wuimap-l/imap-02/imap-0211/imap02112214_20708.html>. Basically, in the default configuration of the new version of imap, plaintext passwords are disabled on non-SSL connections. If you intended to make this change, then I think you need to document the hell out of it. If you didn't intend to make the change, then I think you need to change how the imap RPM is compiled so that plaintext passwords are allowed.
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This is fixed in current version in extras devel.