Re: [exim] mail.app tls authentication

spam@??? wrote:
> I am trying to get Apple's Mail.app to play with exim4 on a Debian server.

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Apple's alleged-MUA *can* be made to work, but we deleted it on all our
Mac's early-on, so I'm not clear on what it was we had to do, but..

ISTR:

- the early versions (OS X 10.2 thru early 10.3) needed SSL, NOT TLS and
still on port 465

- later/latest versions were au fait with TLS on port 587,

- and that there was a stretch in between when 'en clair' was the only
thing that worked because they had assumed crypt or something when one
selected TLS. My 'wetware' memory is a bit fuzzy on that, but hopefully
you have current software anyway.

In any case, Debian uses a specialized configuration methodology - best
to ask on their Exim list.

Bill Hacker


PS: IF you can do it, scrap that mailer AND its address book.

You can get better functionality, security, and portability with far
less admin hassle by migrating to any of several free or cheap alternatives.

BT,DT, GTTS (GNUMail, Mulberry, PowerMail, Opera, Thunderbird, Mozilla,
Claws ... et al.)

Settled on Seamonkey 'coz of a need to manage many ID's, dozens of
filters, and about a quarter million messages IMAP synced between
folders on local <=> server.

All others either slowed down too much on open, or JF broke their
mailstore or index / DB.

YMMV.