Re: [Exim] [PATCH] ssmtp (old-style SSL) support for exim 3.…

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Author: Matt Bernstein
Date:  
To: exim-users
CC: Matthew Grant, Nigel Metheringham, Robert van der Meulen, Mark Baker
Subject: Re: [Exim] [PATCH] ssmtp (old-style SSL) support for exim 3.3x via inetd for old style SSL MTAs ...
Why not just (not via inetd) use stunnel (assuming you want to force AUTH
to prevent yourself becoming an open relay)? It Works For Us(tm) on our
Debian stable setup.

    /usr/sbin/stunnelsmtp -d 465 -r 587 -p /path/to/mail.pem -- ssmtp


[main config]
daemon_smtp_port = 25:587

[sample acl]
  accept  condition = ${if eq{$interface_port}{587}{1}{0}}
          endpass
          message = AUTH required for message submission (thanks stunnel :)
          authenticated = *


(with Exim 3 you can use multiple config files)

At 09:53 +0100 Philip Hazel wrote:

>On 1 Apr 2002, Matthew Grant wrote:
>
>> I reccomend that it get included
>> in the next point release of exim 3.3x, and be intergrated into exim
>> 4.0x as it will solve a lot of problems supporting legacy-style SSL SMTP
>> from various MTAs on Unix/Linux, DOS/windows and MAC OS.
>
>I'll certainly take a look at the code for 4.xx, but I'm hoping not to
>make any more changes to 3.3x if I can help it.