Re: [exim] Using exim over a GPRS connection

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Author: John W. Baxter
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Using exim over a GPRS connection
On 2/11/2005 12:34, "Tony Finch" <dot@???> wrote:

> On Fri, 11 Feb 2005, Jan Suchanek wrote:
>>
>> I have exim 4.44 with TLS support install on our mail server. Sending mail
>> via
>> this server works fine from a PDA unsing a WLAN connection. Were the is no AP
>> near I want to use a GPRS connection. The client again can connect to the
>> server but the authentication seems not to work.
>
> Are you sure the client is connecting to your server and not an
> intercepting SMTP proxy?


We recently had a chance to ask Tmobile about this. They divert to their
server which of course doesn't know how to authenticate our users.

We think they only do this with port 25, not 587 but we haven't seen that
proven.

Your luck with other providers may vary.

--John