--- ssmtp-2.60/ssmtp.c.orig	2004-05-16 04:31:24 +0400

+++ ssmtp-2.60/ssmtp.c		2004-06-26 23:20:59 +0400

@@ -1326,7 +1326,11 @@

 			auth_pass = strdup("");

 		}

-		if(strcasecmp(auth_method, "cram-md5")) {

+		if(auth_method == (char *)NULL) {

+			auth_method = strdup("");

+		}

+

+		if(strcasecmp(auth_method, "cram-md5") == 0) {

 			smtp_write(sock, "AUTH CRAM-MD5");

 			(void)alarm((unsigned) MEDWAIT);