Re: [Exim] Re: need help with smtp-auth client (exim4)

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Συντάκτης: Philip Hazel
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Προς: Brent Russell Langille
Υ/ο: exim-users
Αντικείμενο: Re: [Exim] Re: need help with smtp-auth client (exim4)
On Mon, 19 Apr 2004, Brent Russell Langille wrote:

>   SMTP>> EHLO langille
>   SMTP<< 250-esmtp006.korea.com Pleased to meet you
>          250-SIZE 15728640
>          250-8BITMIME
>          250-HELP
>          250-PIPELINING
>          250-AUTH
>          250-AUTH=LOGIN
>          250 ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
>   SMTP>> QUIT
> LOG: MAIN
>   == blangille@??? R=smarthost T=remote_smtp defer (-42):
> authentication required but server did not advertise AUTH support

>
> you can see that it supports LOGIN so why does the exim4 tell me
> otherwise?


Because it has not followed the RFC. Exim looks for what the RFC says it
should look for, namely

250-AUTH LOGIN

Note the crucial difference.


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