Tickets :: Comment on [#14885] not responding mail server renders rest of Horde unusable

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Comment	>> If the authentication backend (in your case IMP of IMAP) is not >> available, it is impossible to authenticate a user and as such pretty >> much everything in unavailable. There is no fallback possible in such >> a situation. > > Horde authentication is done right against the SQL database, not > against the mail server. User credentials are passed to the mail > server to initiate an IMAP session; the mail server will check these > against the same SQL server. This makes user administration easier > and a Horde session can be created even if the mail server dies. > > In fact, SQL authentication should be the most reliable option. > Should the SQL server die, Horde will be useless anyways. > >> Looking at your enhancement request, you'll probably want to >> authenticate against another (for you more reliable) backend. See the >> Authentication tab in horde/admin/config/config.php?app=horde > >
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