Bug#994597: exim4-config: add macro to set protocol to smtps (or other)

[Bill Allombert]

Package: exim4-config
Version: 4.94.2-7
Severity: wishlist

Dear Debian Exim Maintainers,

It would be useful if exim4.conf.template has a macro to set the protocol
for the transport.
Somethink like (new macro REMOTE_SMTP_SMARTHOST_PROTOCOL)

- - - 
remote_smtp_smarthost:
  debug_print = "T: remote_smtp_smarthost for $local_part@$domain"
  driver = smtp
.ifdef REMOTE_SMTP_SMARTHOST_PROTOCOL
  protocol = REMOTE_SMTP_SMARTHOST_PROTOCOL
.endif
- - - 

Then the user could add to update-exim4.conf.conf
something like

REMOTE_SMTP_SMARTHOST_PROTOCOL=smtps
REMOTE_SMTP_SMARTHOST_HOSTS_REQUIRE_TLS=smtp.example.com
dc_smarthost='smtp.example.com::465'

to connect with smtps without having to change exim4.conf.template.

Thanks for maintaining exim4!

Cheers,
-- 
Bill. <ballombe at debian.org>

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