Re: configuring exim4 smtp to use SSL

[Eduardo M KALINOWSKI <eduardo@kalinowski.com.br>]

On Sex, 13 Mar 2015, Gary Dale wrote:
> My update-exim4.conf.conf file is (replacing <remote host name> with  
> the actual name). If dc_smarthost has the port set to 26, mail gets  
> sent. However with it set to 465, it stays in the mailq.
>
> dc_eximconfig_configtype='smarthost'
> dc_other_hostnames=''
> dc_local_interfaces='127.0.0.1'
> dc_readhost='<remote host name>'
> dc_relay_domains=''
> dc_minimaldns='false'
> dc_relay_nets=''
> dc_smarthost='<remote host name>:465'
> CFILEMODE='644'
> dc_use_split_config='false'
> dc_hide_mailname='false'
> dc_mailname_in_oh='true'
> dc_localdelivery='mail_spool'
>
> Any ideas?

What do the logs say?

Also, port 465 is SSL on connect, you probably need to tell exim that.  
(Or convince the remote server administrators do move to STARTTLS on  
port 587.)
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Eduardo M KALINOWSKI
eduardo@kalinowski.com.br