[Pkg-exim4-users] Exim4 EHLO/STARTTLS/AUTH and buggy client

[Marc Haber]

On Sat, Apr 21, 2007 at 10:54:43AM -0700, Mark wrote:
> Synopsis: Buggy client wants to relay a message via Exim server to a foreign
> domain, authenticating to Exim with TLS/PLAIN
> 
> Client program initiates EHLO with Exim server.
> Exim says Hello
> STARTTLS and AUTH get advertised.
> Buggy client likes STARTTLS and starts it.
> Exim says TLS - go ahead!
> Exim and buggy client happily chatting encryptically.
> Buggy client does not say EHLO again, but instead AUTH LOGIN
> Exim says, I didn't advertise that! And errors: AUTH command used when not
> advertised.

I did not find a solution for this by glancing through the docs.
Granted that nobody else commented on this mailing list, I'd like to
suggest that you ask on the upstream mailing list exim-users at exim.org.

If people there tell you to go here, tell them that Debian doesn't
modify exim's authentication behavior. I'll monitor exim-users and
intervene if necessary.

Sorry to give you the runaround. I apologize.

Greetings
Marc

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