[Pkg-exim4-users] Error 530 trying to get SMTP AUTH working with yahoo.com

[Marc Haber]

On Wed, Apr 25, 2007 at 12:35:07PM -0400, Dominique Brazziel wrote:
> This is killing me.  I am trying to send out email using smarthost, have
> read all the documentation, followed the instructions, run a million
> 'update-exim4.config's and keep getting 530 authentication required.  I
> can telnet to the server (smtp.snet.yahoo.com), enter AUTH LOGIN and
> send the encrypted strings for userid and password and get in OK.
> swaks -a -q AUTH -s smtp.snet.yahoo.com -au <account id>
> Password: password
> === Trying smtp.snet.yahoo.com:25...
> === Connected to smtp.snet.yahoo.com.
> <-  220 smtp102.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com ESMTP
>  -> EHLO EMACH433
> <-  250-smtp102.sbc.mail.re2.yahoo.com
> <-  250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN XYMCOOKIE
> <-  250-PIPELINING
> <-  250 8BITMIME
>  -> AUTH LOGIN

The remote side does not offer STARTTLS. You thus need to explicitly
allow your exim to authenticate over an unencrypted connection. Did
you do that?

Greetings
Marc

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