Hello, on 26.02.2002 21:50, Bill Cole at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > At 6:08 PM +0100 2/25/02, Christian F Buser imposed structure on a > stream of electrons, yielding: >> Using SIMS 1.8b9d9, I cannot get SMTP auth to work. >> >> In the SIMS SMTP settings I have: >> (X) Advertise AUTH Capability >> (X) Allow ETRN for clients only >> For 45 seconds, authenticated IPs are treated as clients >> (X) Relay for clients only >> (X) Verify return paths >> >> However, with Eudora 4.3.3 and 5.x (both paid, on MacOS) I cannot >> make it work. It always tells me "we do not relay". >> >> The relevant settings in Eudora are correct, as far as I can tell: >> SMTP server: mail.rumantsch.ch >> (X) Allow authotization >> Username and password should be okay, since otherwise I could not >> receive incoming mails. >> >> Of course I could use "POP before SMTP", but I don't like it, it's >> cumbersome. What else did I miss? >> >> Here is the relevant part from the SIMS log, in case it helps: >> >> 17:50:09 5 SMTP-040() Stream Created >> 17:50:09 4 SMTP-040() Got connection from [212.71.103.177:32843] >> 17:50:09 4 SMTP-040([212.71.103.177]) Sending 220-Stalker Internet >> Mail Server V.1.8b9d9 is ready.\r\n220 ESMTP is spoken here. You are >> welcome\r\n >> 17:50:09 5 SMTP-040([212.71.103.177]) OT 97 of 97 bytes sent, Flags=0 >> 17:50:09 5 SMTP-040([212.71.103.177]) *Status=22 >> 17:50:09 5 SMTP-040([212.71.103.177]) Received 19 bytes >> 17:50:09 4 SMTP-040([212.71.103.177]) Input Line: XXXX [172.16.7.3]\r >> 17:50:09 4 SMTP-040([212.71.103.177]) Sending 500 Unknown command\r\n > > That's positively too wierd. It looks like Eudora is trying to use a > command "XXXX" instead of "EHLO" to start the SMTP conversation. I > have no idea why it might be doing that, but I think you should try > to get an answer from Qualcomm. Without getting EHLO, SIMS doesn't > know to send back the description of what SMTP extensions (like AUTH) > that it supports. > > FWIW, I use Eudora 5.1 all the time with SIMS using AUTH, and have no > problems. This looks like something broken in your Eudora config.
More likely, it's a SMTP-filtering firewall, like Cisco PIX. -- Best regards, Dmitry Akindinov ======================================================================= When answering to letters sent to you by the tech.support staff, make sure the original message you have received is included into your reply. ############################################################# This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To switch to the INDEX mode, E-mail to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Send administrative queries to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
