Matthew Ford wrote: > When I telnet to my remote host on port 465, I just get the following, and > nothing more... > Does this confirm that my host is using ssl-on-connect? (NB I know the
It's likely, but it does only confirm that the port is not closed. To test for SSL, use: openssl s_client -connect the.host:465 >> Are you positive that the remotehost does not provide TLS on either the >> SMTP (25) or message-submission (587) port? > On port 25, yes - but that is blocked by my ISP (I am receiving my > incoming mail on another non-standard port via a relay service). There is > no response on port 587. You could ask the admin of the remote server to listen additionally on port 587 (usually a simple config change). Also, many servers listen on non-well-known-ports like 2525 to circumvent ISP blockings. -- ## List details at http://www.exim.org/mailman/listinfo/exim-users ## Exim details at http://www.exim.org/ ## Please use the Wiki with this list - http://www.exim.org/eximwiki/
