Re: [exim] exim _only_ fails to authenticate/send if using M…

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Author: Magnus Holmgren
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] exim _only_ fails to authenticate/send if using MUA, mail to self ... ?
On Friday 15 December 2006 06:52, snowcrash+exim-users wrote:
> i've verified that i can successfully:
> [...]
>     (3)    @ MUA(mail.localdomain.com)
>             from: snowcrash@???
>             to:   snowcrash@???
>         --> message is RECEIVED in INBOX

>
> but, if i,
>
>     (4)    @ MUA(mail.localdomain.com)
>             from: snowcrash@???
>             to:   snowcrash@???

>
> the MUA reports,
>
>     waiting for Server Response
>     Authenticating to Server

>
> and 'waits' there forever --
> [...]
>     21:35:27 26417 SMTP>> 250-mail.localdomain.com Hello
> desktop.localdomain.com [192.168.1.6]
>     21:35:27 26417 250-SIZE 52428800
>     21:35:27 26417 250-8BITMIME
>     21:35:27 26417 250-PIPELINING
>     21:35:27 26417 250-AUTH PLAIN CRAM-MD5 DIGEST-MD5
>     21:35:27 26417 250 HELP
>     21:35:27 26417 Calling SSL_read(110d100, 1815a00, 4096)
>     21:35:27 26417 SMTP<< AUTH PLAIN
> AGJsYWtlcnNAbWFpbC5wZ25ldHdvcmsubmV0AHRVbU8hMVJBVA==
>     21:35:27 26417 dovecot authentication
>     21:35:27 26417 received: VERSION        1       0
>     21:35:27 26417 received: SPID   26191

>
> and nothing further. :-/


If really all is equal except the recipient address (TLS, user ID), then
AFAICS the second case doesn't get to a point where there is any difference
at all. Is /dev/random out of entropy?

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Magnus Holmgren        holmgren@???
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