Re: AW: AW: [exim] tls-on-connect

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Author: Philip Hazel
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To: Steffen Heil
CC: exim-users
Subject: Re: AW: AW: [exim] tls-on-connect
On Wed, 1 Sep 2004, Steffen Heil wrote:

> Old suggestion:
> daemon_smtp_ports = smtp : ssmtp
> tls-on-connect = ssmtp
>
> New suggestion:
> daemon_smtp_ports = smtp
> daemon_tls_smtp_ports = ssmtp
>
> I find the new one a little better, but would be happy with both anyway.


daemon_smtp_ports defines the *default* ports that are used for
interfaces defined by local_interfaces that do not specify their own
port. If your suggestion is adopted, then there will also be pressure to
modify local_interfaces to make it possible to specify tls-on-connect
for ports that are defined there.

That is why I prefer

tls_on_connect = x : y

because it would apply both to daemon_smtp_ports and to
local_interfaces. And it would also apply to inetd connections.

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