Re: [Exim] AOL blocks SSL/TLS?

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: James P. Roberts
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] AOL blocks SSL/TLS?
On Sun, 21 Apr 2002, James P. Roberts wrote:

> (5) If you tell OE to use port 25 AND encryption, for SMTP, it attempts
> STARTTLS, but only if STARTTLS is advertised by the server.


That is correct client behaviour. If a server does not advertise
STARTTLS, the client should not try to use it.

> (6) If you tell OE to use any port other than 25, AND encryption, it
> transmits only scrambled messages, including the "EHLO" message. It
> apparently assumes the port is expecting encrypted messages.


Looks like it is assuming an "smtps" port. The latest release of Exim
can handle this.

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