Re: odbc and crypt authentication

> -----Original Message-----
> From: mark(at)bravo(dot)mcphersontimberlands(dot)com
> [mailto:mark(at)bravo(dot)mcphersontimberlands(dot)com]
> Sent: 02 December 2003 05:31
> To: pgsql-odbc(at)postgresql(dot)org
> Subject: [ODBC] odbc and crypt authentication
>
> Dear Postgres ODBC People:
>
> I have an offsite Postgres server that I occasionally
> access with the MS/ODBC Driver using MS Access. The server
> requires crypt authentication. I have to disable crypt
> authentication to get the ODBC Driver to work. (Crypt does
> not work for some reason, and the error I get displays a
> problem regarding crypt). This is not a big issue for me, but
> I would really like to know if I am all alone here or if it
> is a problem everyone knows about.

Hi Mark,

The ODBC driver doesn't support crypt. MD5 is supported and is generally
preferred these days anyway.

Regards, Dave.