Re: [exim-dev] TLS on connect for remote_smtp transport [PAT…

On 2009-08-22 Arnold Metselaar <arnold.metsel@???> wrote:
> Hi all,

> Currently exim supports tls_on_connect for incoming connections, but
> not for outgoing e-mail. Some mail servers, such as gmail require
> tls_on_connect.
[...]

Hello,

gmail does not require tls_on_connect afaict, it suports STARTTLS.

ametzler@argenau:~$ swaks -tls -q helo -s smtp.gmail.com
=== Trying smtp.gmail.com:25...
=== Connected to smtp.gmail.com.
<- 220 mx.google.com ESMTP l19sm2643853fgb.28
-> EHLO argenau.downhill.at.eu.org
<- 250-mx.google.com at your service, [62.47.240.61]
<- 250-SIZE 35651584
<- 250-8BITMIME
<- 250-STARTTLS
<- 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
<- 250 PIPELINING
-> STARTTLS
<- 220 2.0.0 Ready to start TLS
=== TLS started w/ cipher RC4-MD5
~> EHLO argenau.downhill.at.eu.org
<~ 250-mx.google.com at your service, [62.47.240.61]
<~ 250-SIZE 35651584
<~ 250-8BITMIME
<~ 250-AUTH LOGIN PLAIN
<~ 250-ENHANCEDSTATUSCODES
<~ 250 PIPELINING
~> QUIT
<~ 221 2.0.0 closing connection l19sm2643853fgb.28
=== Connection closed with remote host.

cu andreas

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