Thanks for the inputs..I will explore 3.0 beta.. On 04-Jul-2016 12:49 PM, "Bernd Waibel" <bwai...@intarsys.de> wrote:
> Hello Mahesh, > > we are using 2.3.2 till now. We are currently switching to 3.0 beta4, but > I do not have information about STARTTLS stability. > > One reason for switching is STARTTLS. We do not want to implement it on > our own. > The other reason is: 2.3.2 is very old. There are some other problems, > which are more crititcal to us. > For example, handling of attachment parameters is done by java mail, the > mail.jar is very old, and does have problems. > We replaced mail.jar with a newer version for that. The JDK is very old > (Java6), we need newer versions. > We have also implemented some extension (allowing 8bit-MIME, logging AUTH > IP Address, some EHLO, HELO, RCPT and VRFY Extensions). But 2.3.2 has > stopped, so no future bug fixing will follow. > > Independend of this: > There will be a point in future, when you have to switch to 3.0. > The architecure and the configuration has changed a lot, so if you start > now with 2.3.2, it may be easier to start with 3.0, instead doing the > migration later on. > > I would recommend to switch to 3.0beta4, instead coding it your own. > But that are just my thoughts. > > > Best regards > Bernd Waibel > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > Von: Mahesh Sivarama Pillai [mailto:srm...@gmail.com] > Gesendet: Montag, 4. Juli 2016 08:59 > An: James Users List <server-user@james.apache.org> > Betreff: Re: AW: URGENT HELP: Backport STARTTLS from 3.0 to 2.3.2 > > Thank a lot Bernd...I will look at the handlers. The current requirement is > to act as a receiver.. One more question. I see James 3 SMTP implementation > is mentioned as stable. Is this true for STARTTLS as well ? > > On 04-Jul-2016 12:20 PM, "Bernd Waibel" <bwai...@intarsys.de> wrote: > > > Hello Mahesh, > > > > i think there is no backport. > > > > For STARTTLS there should be two sides: > > - James acting as receiver > > - James acting as sender > > > > You have the option to use TLS in James, by configuring a > > "org.apache.avalon.cornerstone.blocks.sockets.TLSServerSocketFactory". > > But this is for strict TLS binding, not a STARTTLS. But it may be worth > to > > look at. > > > > For the receiving side: > > If you want to implement it in james, you need a handler for that. > > Have a look at org.apache.james.smtpserver package. > > There are the handlers for the low-level protocols. > > > > I think you need to extend or change one of the handler classes. > > Then you need to register your own handler class, by > > - including the "james-smtphandlerchain.xml" into your config.xml > > - change the class name inside the james-smtphandlerchain.xml. > > - change the EhloCmdHandler.java, to announce the STARTTLS option > > (esmtpextensions.add("STARTTLS");) > > > > The StartTLS is implemented in James3, have a look at: > > org.apache.james.protocols.smtp.core.esmtp. StartTlsCmdHandler; > > > > For the sending side: > > You need to change or expand the RemoteDelivery Mailet. > > In James3 this is done, have a look at. > > > > Just theory. > > I am not sure, if I would recommend to implement it. You need to test it, > > too. > > Maybe you could use James 3 beta4, which is long released version, and is > > used by some servers. > > > > > > Greetings > > Bernd > > > > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- > > Von: Mahesh Sivarama Pillai [mailto:srm...@gmail.com] > > Gesendet: Montag, 4. Juli 2016 04:31 > > An: James Users List <server-user@james.apache.org> > > Betreff: Re: URGENT HELP: Backport STARTTLS from 3.0 to 2.3.2 > > > > Hi, > > > > Can someone suggest how to go about this please ? > > > > Thanks > > Mahesh > > > > On Thu, Jun 30, 2016 at 11:26 AM, Mahesh Sivarama Pillai < > srm...@gmail.com > > > > > wrote: > > > > > Hi All, > > > > > > Did someone backport *STARTTLS* feature from 3.0 beta to 2.3.2 ? We > have > > > 2.3.2 running in production and there is a requirement to support > > STARTTLS. > > > Since 3.0 is in beta, the team is not comfortable in putting into > > > production. > > > > > > If the porting is not done, can someone please guide on how to > implement > > > this in 2.3.2 ? I can give it a try. > > > > > > Thanks > > > Mahesh > > > > > >
