Re: [exim] SMTP Authentication out of the box

On Thu, 2004-12-16 at 23:34, Tommy Butler wrote:

<SNIP>

> Yes I did, but without the addition of the above, it was not demanding
> that authentication be carried out. Rather, you didn't have to log in at
> all. I just connected and sent mail. Now it not only demands that you
> authenticate, but also enforces that authentication be carried out only if
> the connection is encrypted (TLS) --that was due to the good advice of the
> OP.
>

Straight out of Phil's book I am afraid, so I cannot take any credit.

> > So while adding the above hostlist definition did nothing, nothing
> > needed to be done.
>
> It would seem you are mistaken; at least in my case. Would you like to
> see my config file. I can restore it to the previous state and let you
> connect to see for yourself that you can send email without auth.
>
> > What made you think it was not working?
>
> Well, the fact that it wasn't.
>
> --
> Tommy Butler <tommy@???>
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Ron McKeating
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