Re: [squid-users] POP3 authentification

On 27/11/10 21:34, Helmut Hullen wrote:
> Hallo,
>
> I wrote am 26.11.10:
>
>> I've tried the POP3 authentification with the script "pop3.pl" in
>> "helpers/basic_auth/POP3" (written by Henrik Nordstrom) - it didn't
>> work.
>
>> Many error messages in /var/log/warn, telling
>
>> Nov 26 09:14:58 Arktur squid[2157]: Starting Squid Cache version
>> 3.1.8 for i486-slackware-linux-gnu...
>> Nov 26 09:15:06 Arktur squid[2157]: WARNING: basicauthenticator #1
>> (FD 9) exited Nov 26 09:15:06 Arktur squid[2157]: WARNING:
>> basicauthenticator #2 (FD 11) exited
>
> Sorry - it was my fault. "pop3.pl" needs the address of the POP3 server
> as a parameter, "popauth.py" has this address hard coded.
>
> # POP3/IMAP
> # auth_param basic program /usr/libexec/popauth.py
> # auth_param basic program /usr/libexec/imapauth.py
> auth_param basic program /usr/libexec/pop3.pl localhost
>

Since you have both going now are you able to provide any info on which
of the perl or python versions is fastest regarding these important details?
  * helper startup time
  * request execution time

Amos

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