Last followup about this subject for now. I did some digging into Geronimo
Javamail. There is a newer version, but the implementation has not changed, and
I don’t think it is regarded as a bug. I don’t see in the docs where
mail.smtp.localhost is supposed to preempt the
Bernd,
Thanks for that link of the properties. I don’t know how faithfully that list
is followed. Take for instance the note that if you are using SSL over smtp
that all variables would be mail.smtps. instead of mail.smtp. I don’t see any
advantage in having a separate variable name for
Robert,
Thank you so much for all of your help on both of these issues. You
have been a lifesaver for me. I just got a 10/10 score on
mail-tester.com (hooray, finally!). I couldn't have done this without you.
BTW re the public key in my DNS I regenerated the keys a few
times
