Client Name Sasl_ServerRef.html
and version
SMTP POP3 IMAP4 IMSP/ACAP LDAP Comments
Pine 4.33 and later LOGIN,
PLAIN,
CRAM-MD5,
GSSAPI,
KERBEROS_V4?
? LOGIN,
PLAIN,
CRAM-MD5,
GSSAPI,
KERBEROS_V4?
? -  
Mulberry v1.4.3 PLAIN, 
CRAM-MD5, 
KERBEROS_V4 
DIGEST-MD5
PLAIN, 
CRAM-MD5, 
KERBEROS_V4 
DIGEST-MD5
PLAIN, 
CRAM-MD5, 
KERBEROS_V4 
DIGEST-MD5
PLAIN, 
CRAM-MD5, 
KERBEROS_V4 
DIGEST-MD5
PLAIN, 
CRAM-MD5, 
KERBEROS_V4 
DIGEST-MD5
LDAP v3 is planning
Execmail 5.2 (formerly Simeon) PLAIN, 
KERBEROS_V4, 
CRAM-MD5 
DIGEST-MD5,
GSSAPI
PLAIN, 
KERBEROS_V4, 
CRAM-MD5 
DIGEST-MD5,
GSSAPI
APOP
PLAIN, 
KERBEROS_V4, 
CRAM-MD5 
DIGEST-MD5,
GSSAPI
 Same as IMAP4/- +  
Eudora Pro 4.3 CRAM-MD5,
PLAIN,
LOGIN
Kerberos_V4,
RPA
APOP
CRAM-MD5, 
Kerberos_V4
- ?  
PalmOS Eudora CRAM-MD5 in next release APOP in next release N/A N/A  
Outlook, 
Outlook Express 4.0
LOGIN, 
NTLM, 
DPA
LOGIN, 
NTLM, 
DPA
LOGIN, 
NTLM, 
DPA
- - Supports draft-10 of SMTP AUTH spec (i.e. "AUTH=",
but not "AUTH ") 
Nestcape Messenger 4.51+ PLAIN,
EXTERNAL
? PLAIN,
EXTERNAL
 ?  ?  
Mozilla 1.0 PLAIN,
CRAM-MD5*,
EXTERNAL
? ? - ? *CRAM-MD5 can be enabled if building from the source
Paladin CRAM-MD5 - CRAM-MD5 - -  
Gnus
? ? PLAIN, 
CRAM-MD5, 
DIGEST-MD5, 
KERBEROS_V4, 
GSSAPI
?   Patch for SMTP: CRAM-MD5 exists
Also support STARTTLS
Control Data's IMAPSP PLAIN, SKEY, CRAM-MD5 - PLAIN, SKEY, CRAM-MD5 - - IMAP4rev1/SMTP MAPI service providers
Orangsoft Winbiff 2.30 PLAIN,
LOGIN,
CRAM-MD5
 LOGIN,
APOP
LOGIN,
CRAM-MD5
- +  
FetchMail 5.0.3 ? OTP, 
RPA,
APOP,
KPOP
OTP, 
GSSAPI (RFC 1731), 
KERBEROS_V4, 
CRAM-MD5
-   RPA stands for "Remote Password Authentication", proprietary CompuServe SASL 
Pegasus Mail 3.12 CRAM-MD5,
LOGIN
APOP ? ? ?  
MH UCI 6.8.3 ? APOP,
KPOP
? ? ?  
nmh 1.0.4 See CMU SASL library See CMU SASL library ? ? ? POP3 supports security layer
PMMail ? RPA,
APOP
? ? ?  
Akmail CRAM-MD5 ? ? ? ?  
Bat! CRAM-MD5,
DIGEST-MD5,
PLAIN,
LOGIN
CRAM-MD5,
PLAIN, 
LOGIN,
APOP
CRAM-MD5,
DIGEST-MD5,
PLAIN,
LOGIN
- CRAM-MD5,
DIGEST-MD5,
PLAIN,
LOGIN
CRAM-MD5 is implemented in two ways: fully in software and using 
  iKey1000 token by Rainbow Solutions.
Ximian Evolution for Gnome
?
APOP
?
?
?
Uses the Camel
mail library (modeled on JavaMail), which includes support for APOP.
JavaMail
?
APOP
?
?
?
Does not natively
support POP3, but some "provider" classes from 3rd parties supply POP3
with APOP
Sylpheed
CRAM-MD5
APOP
?
?
?
Other URLs:
another UNIX
Windows
another Windows
Forte Agent
?
APOP
?
?
?
 
VPOP3
LOGIN
APOP,
MSN,
RPA
N/A
N/A
N/A
Plan to add MSN to the SMTP client and CRAM-MD5 to SMTP & POP3 client in the next version
mutt 1.2.5i
N/A
APOP,
DIGEST-MD5,
GSSAPI,
CRAM-MD5
DIGEST-MD5,
GSSAPI,
CRAM-MD5,
LOGIN,
ANONYMOUS,
N/A
N/A
Does not support SMTP directly, relies on a local MTA
Wanderlust LOGIN,
PLAIN,
CRAM-MD5,
DIGEST-MD5,
NTLM,
ANONYMOUS,
SCRAM-MD5
LOGIN,
PLAIN,
CRAM-MD5,
DIGEST-MD5,
NTLM,
ANONYMOUS,
SCRAM-MD5
APOP
LOGIN,
PLAIN,
CRAM-MD5,
DIGEST-MD5,
NTLM,
ANONYMOUS,
SCRAM-MD5
LOGIN,
PLAIN,
CRAM-MD5,
DIGEST-MD5,
NTLM,
ANONYMOUS,
SCRAM-MD5
+
Also support STARTTLS in SMTP, IMAP4, POP3, NNTP
***APOP and KPOP are not SASL mechanisms, they are listed only for completenes***

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