Bug#343085: exim4: Exim SMTP_AUTH hangs since today...

[Marc Haber]

On Sun, Feb 05, 2006 at 11:28:10PM +0100, Florian Weimer wrote:
> * Marc Haber:
> > On Mon, Jan 30, 2006 at 11:11:53PM +0100, Sven Hartge wrote:
> >> Question again: does this patch qualify for an update of the Exim4 
> >> packages in Sarge with the next point release? 
> >
> > Not unless it has been
> >   (a) verified as solving the issue,
> >   (b) upstream has commented with a positive attitude and will accept
> >       it for upstream exim _and_
> >   (c) tested in unstable and testing for at least a few weeks.
> 
> It's probably better to backport the 4.52-2 fix to sarge (or an
> improved version of it).

Older exims use a version of the dh_params file that is not compatible
with certtool. Backporting that fix would be quite an intrusion into
exim's sources.

Greetings
Marc

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