On 05/31/00(16:58) I wrote in <_A817@delegate-en.ML_>
 |I agree with you that certain standard protocol for authentication/
 |authorization like RADIUS should be supported in DeleGate.  But I
 |think it should be introduced carefully to be applicable to arbitrary
 |protocol replacing AUTH or AUTHORIZER parameters, in future.

In the next release, AUTHORIZER parameter will become applicable
to NNTP as shown in my former message.
AUTHORIZER uses FTP-server (or FTP protocol) for authentication,
and such authorization server (which may delegate authentication
for RADIUS server) can be easily implemented just supporting
USER and PASS commands like follows.

 S: 220 Hello
 C: USER user
 S: 331 Password required for user.
 C: PASS pass
 S: 230 User ysato logged in.
 C: QUIT
 S: Bye

 S: 220 Hello
 C: USER user
 S: 331 Password required for user.
 C: PASS bad-pass
 S: 530 Login incorrect.
 C: QUIT
 S: Bye

Cheers,
Yutaka
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