[Pkg-exim4-users] Support for tls on connect on outgoing smtp connections?

[Andreas Metzler]

ael <law_ence.dev at ntlworld.com> wrote:
> One major UK ISP does not support STARTTLS on their "smarthost"/smtp
> server. Even on an alternative port: hard to believe but sadly true
> it seems.

> Here is a swaks session (with a few sensitive edits):- 
> ---------------------------------------------------------
> $ swaks --to to_test at foo.bah --server mail.dumbisp.com -p 465  -tlsc -a
[...]

In what respect is the remote hostname "sensitive" information which
needs to be edited out?


> AFAICS exim4 does not support "tls_on_connect" when it is the client -
> that is on outgoing connections.[...] 

It does, with ...

> I did try adding "protocol = smtps" 
[...]

... exactly this option.

cu Andreas

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