Re: [Exim] Re: TLS Problem

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Autor: Matthew Byng-Maddick
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A: exim-users
Asunto: Re: [Exim] Re: TLS Problem
On Fri, Dec 28, 2001 at 10:34:21AM +0800, Suresh Ramasubramanian wrote:
> +++ Matthew Byng-Maddick [exim-users] <28/12/01 02:22 +0000>:
> > > Simpler to specifically exempt those which do offer STARTTLS but
> > > implement it brokenly, as exim does now.
> > Well, so you're going to compile an exemption list which includes every
> > exim compiled with TLS? This is a fantastic idea, I don't know why I
> Grr. You seem to have misparsed what I said.
> 1. If an MTA advertises starttls, exim sends to it over TLS by default


This, IMHO, is extremely broken behaviour.

> 2. If the other MTA has a broken implementation (bad certificates etc) then
> Exim will freeze the message locally ... in which case you specifically tell
> Exim _not_ to use starttls for that particular host.


I've never seen it freeze a message because of this. I see why you don't
like this. I've not come across this behaviour. I've seen it just try and
try again.

MBM

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