Bug#283573: exim4: Server-side AUTH: require TLS

Marc Haber Marc Haber <mh+debian-packages@zugschlus.de>, 283573-maintonly@bugs.debian.org
Sun, 6 Feb 2005 16:07:58 +0100


tags #283573 help
thanks

On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 11:06:28AM +0100, Olaf van der Spek wrote:
> Marc Haber wrote:
> >On Tue, Nov 30, 2004 at 10:11:46AM +0100, Olaf van der Spek wrote:
> >>True, but TLS is quite easy to setup.
> >
> >Please provide a patch to be included post-sarge. TLS should be
> >useable out-of-the box after installint the package, so the patch
> >would have to ask for certificate data during installation and
> >generate the certificate in postinst.
> 
> I'll try.

We'll still appreciate a patch for post-sarge, so I am tagging this
bug "help".

What Debian desperately needs is a scheme to easily automatically
generate self-signed certificates without pestering the user with a
truckload of debconf questions.

Greetings
Marc

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