Re: [exim] Calling Cisco PIX & Exim users

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Author: Brent Jones
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] Calling Cisco PIX & Exim users
On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 11:19 PM, Phil Pennock <exim-users@???> wrote:
> A while back there were some people with issues using a Cisco PIX and
> wanting to be able to work around their outbound connections passing
> through such a device being broken by bugs in the PIX.
>
> Postfix has smtp_pix_workaround_delay_time and I've written a patch for
> Exim to add smtp_dotcrlf_delay as an SMTP Transport option, for much the
> same thing: to delay sending the final dot at the end of sending the
> body of the email.  The patch is attached to:
>   http://bugs.exim.org/show_bug.cgi?id=1069
>
> However, while the code is correct by inspection and delayed a test
> outbound connection when I tried it, I haven't got a PIX to test against
> to be *sure* that it actually does what's needed.  I do not intend to
> push this patch into the main repo unless and until we get confirmation
> that it actually works.
>
> So, any PIX users want to confirm it works?
>
> Thanks,
> -Phil
>
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I'll have an ASA available soonish to test. Not a PIX, but has
similar, if not the same SMTP inspection garbage.


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Brent Jones
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