Re: [exim] smarthost relay problems

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Autore: Dave Lugo
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Oggetto: Re: [exim] smarthost relay problems
On Mon, 21 Nov 2005, Rob Brenart wrote:
> >
> > Is the information at stunnel.org insufficient? (last time
> > I looked, the online info was pretty helpful)
> >
> >
> My problem is just how little I know about exim4, I'm having trouble
> with the different documents... I haven't found what I need yet, but I'm
> trying...
>
> Maybe I'm trying a square peg in a round hole? I just want to be able to
> send mail from my linux box to the real world... specifically I want
> bugzilla to be able to, if I can setup thunderbird so easily, isn't
> there a simple program which works similarly? Enter SSL, enter username,
> enter password, enter STMP server?
>
> This really seems like an overly complicated process to automate
> mail-sending
>


(sending to the list)

Well, you're expecting a mailserver to behave like a end-user mailclient,
and while there is a some overlap there, they aren't the same thing.

Look at the exim FAQ and the stunnel site - you'll want to do
something like:

. setup stunnel to listen on a local IP:465, with the
remote end of the tunnel being your smarthost at the
ISP, or whatever destination needs ssl on port 465
. tell exim to smarthost/manual route that dest domain
to that local IP/port


The exim FAQ has pointers on how to setup manual route to a
specific destination (though it looks like smarthosting is
what you're looking for), as well as how to use a different dest
port # (other than 25). The stunnel site has copious usage
examples.

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