On Mon, 8 Jan 2007 18:50:43 +0100, Niels Rasmussen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Mon, 08 Jan 2007 10:45:55 +0100 >Marc Haber <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >I've found a very good explanation for configuring exim4 for my use. > >After some heavy googling I found this: >http://lists.alioth.debian.org/pipermail/pkg-exim4-users/2006-July/000714.html
... which is an application of what is in the documentation. Why, oh why, do people refuse to read the docs? I even _QUOTED_ the relvant part of the documentation here and first thing is the user does is ignore these docs and fire up google. This is _very_ frustrating. >When following this recipe (except for #4: here I replaced the * with >my ISP's smtp-servername) > >IT WORKS !!!!!!! :-) > >The only issue left is if this workaround has any debian or security >issues ?? It has security issues. As AUTH_CLIENT_ALLOW_NOTLS_PASSWORDS suggests, you are now transmitting your password in the clear. But if your smarthost does not allow STARTTLS, you need to authenticate in the clear. Greetings Marc -- -------------------------------------- !! No courtesy copies, please !! ----- Marc Haber | " Questions are the | Mailadresse im Header Mannheim, Germany | Beginning of Wisdom " | http://www.zugschlus.de/ Nordisch by Nature | Lt. Worf, TNG "Rightful Heir" | Fon: *49 621 72739834 -- ## 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/
