Re: configuring exim4 smtp to use SSL
Gary Dale wrote on 03/14/2015 15:46:
> On 14/03/15 09:34 AM, Jörg-Volker Peetz wrote:
>> Gary Dale wrote on 03/14/2015 06:00:
>> <snip>
>>> I did add tls_on_connect_ports = 465 to exim4.conf.localmacros, which is
>>> supposed to cover the SSL on connect issue.
>>>
>> Besides the dc_smarthost addition "::465", I added
>>
>> protocol = smtps
>>
>> in the "transport/30_exim4-config_remote_smtp_smarthost" section and didn't
>> change "tls_on_connect_ports". Don't know if this works when adding it in
>> "exim4.conf.localmacros" (maybe you try that first?). Also, don't forget to add
>> an appropriate entry in "passwd.client".
> Ignore previous e-mail. It didn't work. Tried it with and without the
> tls_on_connect_ports line in local_macros.
>
As far as I understand the documentation, tls_on_connect_ports regards clients
connecting to your exim4 server.
> Also, the entry in passwd.client would be the same as for the unencrypted
> connection, unless I'm missing something.
>
Take a look into the log file. In my case the server exim4 tries to connect to,
does answer with another server name than the one given in dc_smarthost. I
therefore added a line with the name of the responding server and same username
and password.
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Regards,
jvp.
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