Re: [Exim] TLS/SSL and Outlook/OE woes

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Author: Matt Bernstein
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To: Eugene Searles
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] TLS/SSL and Outlook/OE woes
On Apr 2 Eugene Searles wrote:

>Dear Gentlepersons -
>
>I've followed the list for a middling bit, searched the archives
>and google, and perused spec.txt and the sample configs. I can
>connect and send mail on port 465 with TLS with Netscape (4.77)
>but cannot do so with Outlook or Outlook Express.
>
>I am running exim 3.34
>
>configure items:
>
> daemon_smtp_port = 465
> tls_privatekey = /usr/exim/exim.pem
> tls_certificate = /usr/exim/exim.pem
> tls_hosts = *

[snip]
>tcpdump shows both clients making a port 465 connection, but then
>the Outlook connections die. Outlook produces an error )0x800CCCA1,
>indicating secure connection not made, but I cannot figure out why.


port 465 is for ssmtp--see my earlier post, you need to use stunnel for
earlier versions of Outlook (and current Evolution, and no doubt other
mailers). Netscape and friends (and new Outlook!) to "proper" SMTP TLS on
the proper port, 25 or 587.