Matthew Ford <m.ford@???> wrote:
> I would like to configure Exim to send all of my non-local outgoing mail
> through an external relay on port 465. The relay host requires TLS and
> SMTP authentication. I do not need to use TLS for incoming mail.
> I am confused as to whether I need to set up a private key and certificate
> to send outgoing mail
[...]
Usually, neither of these. (Unless the external relay requires are
verified certificate, but if that were the case its owner would need
to provide or sign a certificate for you.)
[...]
> SMTP timeout while connected to smtp.myrelay.com [111.222.333.444] after
> initial connection: Connection timed out
> What should I do to get my TLS and authentication working?
Looks like your remote host is not providing TLS (using the
STARTTLS command) but the (non-standard) ssl-on-connect. Exim does not
support SSL-on connect as client, you'd need to plug-in stunnel in
between.
Are you positive that the remotehost does not provide TLS on either the
SMTP (25) or message-submission (587) port?
cu andreas
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