Bug#295546: exim4: auth_hack_outlook4 option

[Marc Haber]

tags #295546 wontfix
severity #295546 wishlist
thanks

On Wed, Feb 16, 2005 at 04:59:11PM +0100, Piotr Roszatycki wrote:
> The Outlook Express 4.xx doesn't work with standard SMTP AUTH. This is because 
> it expects "AUTH=PLAIN LOGIN" string after EHLO. This is bug for OE4 but it 
> isn't easy to replace our customers' applications. Much simpler way it to 
> implement the workaround on the mail server.

Given that Outlook Express 4.xx is ancient and the SMTP AUTH RFC is
quite clear, and our policy is to stay as close as possible to
upstream, I am rejecting this patch, thus tagging this bug "wontfix".

If you're a service provider, you have the skills to patch exim
yourself. The Debian source package uses dpatch, making local patches
extremely easy.

Greetings
Marc

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