[Exim] Re: Trouble using Outlook XP with Exim

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Auteur: Suresh Ramasubramanian
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Aan: exim-users
Onderwerp: [Exim] Re: Trouble using Outlook XP with Exim
+++ Peter Grace [04/06/02 10:35 -0500]:
> Yes, actually, I am using SMTP Auth. Even though connections through
> the local lan do not need to be authenticated, Outlook insists on
> authenticating anyway because it sees the auth info from the EHLO. I


Outlook uses AUTH LOGIN. Or AUTH PLAIN. One of the two, I keep forgetting.

Configuring Exim to advertise and support AUTH PLAIN LOGIN should help

> saw a quick-hack in one of the exim config files to make it so only
> hosts that have to auth receive the auth line in EHLO, but the
> snippet would not work with 4.04.


Just set acl_smtp_auth not to require AUTH for connections from your
LAN IPs - that should do what you want.

    -srs


ps - I'd prefer to get on-list replies to posts made on mailing lists ... thx

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