Package: exim4 Severity: important Version: 4.44-2 The Outlook Express 4.xx doesn't work with standard SMTP AUTH. This is because it expects "AUTH=PLAIN LOGIN" string after EHLO. This is bug for OE4 but it isn't easy to replace our customers' applications. Much simpler way it to implement the workaround on the mail server.
The patch was rejected by the author of the upstream. It is about philosophy and anti-Microsoft ideology. I hope the Debian project is more pragmatic and allow to apply this patch to the official package. This hack exists for Postfix (official and documented) and qmail (as additional patch, AFAIK). The patch adds the auth_hack_outlook4 option which is disabled by default. With enabled auth_hack_outlook4 option: # telnet localhost 25 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to localhost. Escape character is '^]'. 220 granat.internetia.pl ESMTP Exim 4.44 Wed, 16 Feb 2005 16:51:09 +0100 ehlo world 250-granat.internetia.pl Hello localhost.internetia.pl [127.0.0.1] 250-SIZE 250-EXPN 250-AUTH=PLAIN LOGIN 250-AUTH PLAIN LOGIN 250-STARTTLS 250 HELP -- .''`. Piotr Roszatycki, Netia SA : :' : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] `. `' mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] `- -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
