[Exim] unexpected error message using TLS

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Author: Xander D Harkness
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To: exim-users
Subject: [Exim] unexpected error message using TLS
I have compiled exim 4.05 and tested to ensure that it runs as expected
using 'exim -v -bd -d+all' and all works well.

I am using auth plain and TLS from mozilla, which has worked very well
on exim 3. It also works well using the debugging options as above.

When I try to run exim using exim -bd i get the following error from
Mozilla:

relay2.harkness.co.uk has sent an incorrect or unexpected message Error
Code: -12263

That is in one pop-up window.

Then in another I get another stating that the SMTP connection to the
mailserver failed.


The server log for the transaction is as follows:


2002-07-04 03:23:24 exim 4.05 daemon started: pid=15550, no queue runs,
listening for SMTP on port 25 (IPv4)
2002-07-04 03:23:31 SMTP connection from [62.252.200.10]:2045 (TCP/IP
connection count = 1)
2002-07-04 03:23:51 17PwHW-00042p-00 <= xander@???
H=(harkness.co.uk) [62.252.200.10]:2045 I=[80.234.128.141]:25 P=asmtp
X=TLSv1:RC4-MD5:128 A=plain:username S=784
id=3D23B2C8.2040904@??? T="test5" from
<xander@???> for xander@??? zogred@???
2002-07-04 03:23:52 4 args: /usr/sbin/exim -d=0xffffffff -Mc
17PwHW-00042p-00
2002-07-04 03:23:56 17PwHW-00042p-00 => zogred@???
F=<xander@???> R=dnslookup T=remote_smtp S=807
H=mail.zoom.co.uk [195.40.1.236] C="250 OK id=17PwHj-0005Sk-00"
2002-07-04 03:23:58 SMTP connection from (harkness.co.uk)
[62.252.200.10]:2045 lost
2002-07-04 03:24:00 17PwHW-00042p-00 => xander@???
F=<xander@???> R=fire_gate T=remote_smtp S=807
H=mail2.harkness.co.uk [80.234.135.36] X=TLSv1:DES-CBC3-SHA:168
DN="/C=UK/ST=London/L=London/O=Harkness/OU=Harkness/CN=relay2.harkness.co.uk/Email=xander@???"
C="250 OK id=17PwHl-0004r7-00"
2002-07-04 03:24:00 17PwHW-00042p-00 Completed

It does actually send the emails but tells the user it has not.

I have searched through my local exim archives and cannot find any
similar difficulties. I am hoping that someone with more knowledge
might know what the error -12263 was (It did not even come up on Google :-)

Kind regards
Xander