Re: [exim] authenticate * not work

On Thu, 19 May 2005, G W wrote:

> i implement an LOGIN authenticator and it works now.
> BUT ONLY IF i check the box that smtp require password.
>
> i remember i needn't to do it(check "smtp requires password")
> when using OE / thunderbird to relay thru the qmail.
> can anybody explain me about this?

presumably a different configuration!

>
> > From here, I can't check on whether PIX SMTP fixup is on or not:
> >
> > telnet 219.76.52.214 25
> > Trying 219.76.52.214...
> > telnet: connect to address 219.76.52.214: No route to host
> > telnet: Unable to connect to remote host
> >
> > That result was from my desktop machine...
> > From one of our outbound mail servers I get
> > telnet 219.76.52.214 25
> > Trying 219.76.52.214...
> > telnet: connect to address 219.76.52.214: Connection timed out
> >
> > (Probably we're firewalled there because you aren't ready yet for the world,
> > which is fine.)
> 219.76.52.214 is the IP i use while connecting with modem.
>
> what makes you think that it's the IP of my firewall? Due to my
> mis-configuration / wrong method of testing??
>

he just got the wrong IP.
I tested it and the smtp "fix" seems to be active:

telnet mail3.techsoft.com.hk 25
Trying 202.66.7.87...
Connected to mail3.techsoft.com.hk.
Escape character is '^]'.
220 ************************************0 ************200*****0******0*00
EHLO test
500 unrecognized command

...
>
> why don't the MUA use AUTH PLAIN or AUTH CRAM-MD5 that i advertise??
>

there are two different issues here:

if on the LAN the pix is not relevant but the AUTH method for OE was not
present. On the WAN pix seems to be present and must be disabled to have
ESMTP work.

Giuliano