[Pkg-exim4-users] Support for tls on connect on outgoing smtp connections?

[ael]

On Mon, Dec 08, 2014 at 07:33:39AM +0100, Andreas Metzler wrote:
> ael <law_ence.dev at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> > One major UK ISP does not support STARTTLS on their "smarthost"/smtp
> > server. Even on an alternative port: hard to believe but sadly true
> > it seems.
> 
> > Here is a swaks session (with a few sensitive edits):- 
> > ---------------------------------------------------------
> > $ swaks --to to_test at foo.bah --server mail.dumbisp.com -p 465  -tlsc -a
> [...]
> 
> In what respect is the remote hostname "sensitive" information which
> needs to be edited out?

Well, I was just playing safe. In the UK we have a broken legal system
with "libel laws" which are regularly abused to silence, for example,
critics of homeopathy.

> > AFAICS exim4 does not support "tls_on_connect" when it is the client -
> > that is on outgoing connections.[...] 
> 
> It does, with ...
> 
> > I did try adding "protocol = smtps" 
> [...]
> 
> ... exactly this option.

Interesting. Thanks for the reply. It did not work when I tried it, but
I will have another go. And finish rereading spec.txt.

Thanks for the reply.

ael