Re: [Exim] exim SSL without TLS possible?

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Author: Marc Perkel
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To: Robert Kehl
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: [Exim] exim SSL without TLS possible?
I'm not sure if this will help - but have you considered SSH tunneling
to get encryption? (Assuning that's what you really are looking for)

Robert Kehl wrote:

>Hi all!
>
>I want to use exim as a client to authenticate against an SMTP server
>that excepts SSL connections on port 465 without issuing a STARTTLS
>command. The same behaviour can be achieved in exim if it's acting as a
>server, btw.
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>How can I get towards this? The other SMTP doesn't know anything about
>STARTTLS and cannot handle SSL itself, as it's a wrapped server. I don't
>know the product used (yet).
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>I thought of wrapping exim itself, but would like to avoid that if
>possible. If this were the only way, is it possible to build a wrapper
>for this single connection only?
>
>With highest regards,
>
>Robert Kehl
>
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