On 8/23/2012 9:20 PM, li...@sbt.net.au wrote:
> setting up new Postfix 2.6.6 server on Centos 6 with SMTP AUTH
> 
> sending is only allowed with SMTP AUTH on 587
> 
> should I set  smtpd_tls_auth_only = yes ?

That setting is commonly used on port 587/submission so that
credentials are not sent in the clear.


> currently have 'no', is likely to bite me if I change to 'yes' ?

If you have users connecting to that port that have not enabled
STARTTLS, they may call for support.

Since this is a new server with presumably few or zero live users,
now is a good time to require encryption.


  -- Noel Jones

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