[Pkg-exim4-users] smth auth client with exchange server

[Christian Schmidt]

Hello Wolfgang,

Wolfgang Kohnen, 01.12.2006 (d.m.y):

> Marc Haber schrieb:
> > Does your exchange offer STARTTLS? If not, is your exim permitted to
> > use unencrpyted passwords?
> >   
> 
> I've telnetted exchange and typed in the command "ehlo localhost". The
> answer was:
> 
> 250-mail.enterprise.de Hello [82.83.60.124]
> 250-TURN
> 250-SIZE
> 250-ETRN
> 250-PIPELINING
> 250-DSN
> 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
> 250-8bitmime
> 250-BINARYMIME
> 250-CHUNKING
> 250-VRFY
> 250-X-EXPS GSSAPI NTLM LOGIN
> 250-X-EXPS=LOGIN
> 250-AUTH GSSAPI NTLM LOGIN
> 250-AUTH=LOGIN
> 250-X-LINK2STATE
> 250-XEXCH50
> 250 OK
> 
> When I type in "help", exchange answeres this:
> 
> 214-This server supports the following commands:
> 214 HELO EHLO STARTTLS RCPT DATA RSET MAIL QUIT HELP AUTH TURN ETRN BDAT
> VRFY

Strange thing: At least STARTTLS is missing in what Exchange answered
to your EHLO...

> I've done some tests with Thunderbird (all with authentication enabled):
> 
> without encryption: relay works
> with TLS: error message STARTTLS is not offered in conjunction with EHLO

See above: The other server doesn't offer STARTTLS.

> with TLS, if available: relay works

...but most probably without encryption.

> with SSL, but port 25: service not available or connection refused
> (tcpdump says, there were a few packages)

See above.

> Apparently it works w/o encryption but not w/ encryption?

...as np STARTTLS is offered.

> By the way: I don't like exchange very much. :-)

I think, you're not the only one...

Gruss/Regards,
Christian Schmidt

-- 
Was auch immer, du mich auch.
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