Re: [exim] configuring exim4 smtp to use SSL

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Author: Viktor Dukhovni
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To: exim-users
Subject: Re: [exim] configuring exim4 smtp to use SSL
On Wed, Mar 18, 2015 at 05:45:43PM -0400, Gary Dale wrote:

> Transport port=25 replaced by host-specific port=465
> Connecting to sunspot.dnchosting.com [199.7.109.2]:465 ... connected


This server supports SMTP inside SSL on port 465 (rather than
STARTTLS inside SMTP as generally used on port 587).

    posttls-finger: Connected to 199.7.109.2[199.7.109.2]:465
    posttls-finger: 199.7.109.2[199.7.109.2]:465: subjectAltName: *.dnchosting.com
    posttls-finger: 199.7.109.2[199.7.109.2]:465: subjectAltName: dnchosting.com
    posttls-finger: 199.7.109.2[199.7.109.2]:465 CommonName *.dnchosting.com
    posttls-finger: Untrusted TLS connection established to 199.7.109.2[199.7.109.2]:465: TLSv1.2 with cipher DHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)
    posttls-finger: < 220-sunspot.dnchosting.com ESMTP Exim 4.85 #2 Fri, 20 Mar 2015 13:57:48 -0500
    posttls-finger: < 220-We do not authorize the use of this system to transport unsolicited,
    posttls-finger: < 220 and/or bulk e-mail.
    posttls-finger: > EHLO amnesiac.invalid
    posttls-finger: < 250-sunspot.dnchosting.com Hello amnesiac.invalid [192.0.2.1]
    posttls-finger: < 250-SIZE 52428800
    posttls-finger: < 250-8BITMIME
    posttls-finger: < 250-PIPELINING
    posttls-finger: < 250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN
    posttls-finger: < 250 HELP
    posttls-finger: > QUIT
    posttls-finger: < 221 sunspot.dnchosting.com closing connection


Is your Exim client configured to use SSL-wrapped SMTP? Does Exim
support this mode of operation as a client?

> Remote host sunspot.dnchosting.com [199.7.109.2] closed connection in
> response to initial connection


My guess is no.

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    Viktor.