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-a List the available SASL server plug-in types. The SASL plug-in
type is selected with the smtpd_sasl_type configuration parame‐
ter by specifying one of the names listed below.
cyrus This server plug-in is available when Postfix is built
with Cyrus SASL support.
dovecot
This server plug-in uses the Dovecot authentication
server, and is available when Postfix is built with any
form of SASL support.
This feature is available with Postfix 2.3 and later.