Add note on Dovecot configuration for authentication. Bug 1512

diff --git a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
index b6f387a1af286d3edcd0164d00c140a03a74b8af..2a9b3ba62c5aca9e572ab1c9524de55a916ecac2 100644 (file)
--- a/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
+++ b/doc/doc-docbook/spec.xfpt
@@ -25376,6 +25376,9 @@ but it is present in many binary distributions.
 .scindex IIDdcotauth2 "authenticators" "&(dovecot)&"
 This authenticator is an interface to the authentication facility of the
 Dovecot POP/IMAP server, which can support a number of authentication methods.
+.new
+Note that Dovecot must be configured to use auth-client not auth-userdb.
+.wen
 If you are using Dovecot to authenticate POP/IMAP clients, it might be helpful
 to use the same mechanisms for SMTP authentication. This is a server
 authenticator only. There is only one option: