From f549ca77c1324270e3a972ecc857b52c57822e53 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Kaz Kylheku Date: Wed, 31 Aug 2016 06:33:54 -0700 Subject: Show IMAP auth in diagram. --- README | 17 +++++++++-------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-) diff --git a/README b/README index ca10a69..f570f1e 100644 --- a/README +++ b/README @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Tamarind is an acronym; it stands for: 2. FUNCTIONALITY The user of Tamarind logs into the Tamarind web service by entering -their Linux user ID and password into a form. Once authenticated, +their IMAP4 or Linux user ID and password into a form. Once authenticated, the user is presented with a list of their e-mail aliases, intially empty. @@ -87,26 +87,27 @@ Here is a visual representation of the architecture: | CGI | - v + v +------------+ +------------+ | Tamarind | <-- Unix Socket --> | saslauthd | - +------------+ +------------+ - | | + +------------+ <--\ +------------+ + | | | ^ + ^ | | OR AUTHENTICATION + v | \ v +------------+ + | | - TCP Conn. --> | IMAP Serv. | + | | +------------+ | \ | -- /var/run/tamarind/session/* \ ------------ /etc/tamarind/aliases / | - | + v SMTP mail +----------+ ----------------> | Exim MTA | ----> your inbox +----------+ -Note that the authentication part of the block diagram shoes -only SASL authentication; this can be configured to IMAP instead. - 3. HOW TO INSTALL TAMARIND -- cgit v1.2.3