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authorPhil Pennock <pdp@exim.org>2011-08-27 14:43:09 -0700
committerPhil Pennock <pdp@exim.org>2011-08-27 14:43:09 -0700
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Add protocol=smtps support to smtp transport.
Permits SSL-on-connect for outbound connections. Heavily based on Simon Arlott's patch, but with enough modifications to risk new bugs. nb: am on a plane, change confirmed to compile on MacOS, nothing more fixes bug 97
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.option protocol smtp string smtp
.cindex "LMTP" "over TCP/IP"
+.cindex "ssmtp protocol" "outbound"
+.cindex "TLS" "SSL-on-connect outbound"
+.vindex "&$port$&"
If this option is set to &"lmtp"& instead of &"smtp"&, the default value for
the &%port%& option changes to &"lmtp"&, and the transport operates the LMTP
protocol (RFC 2033) instead of SMTP. This protocol is sometimes used for local
deliveries into closed message stores. Exim also has support for running LMTP
over a pipe to a local process &-- see chapter &<<CHAPLMTP>>&.
+.new
+If this option is set to &"smtps"&, the default vaule for the &%port%& option
+changes to &"smtps"&, and the transport initiates TLS immediately after
+connecting, as an outbound SSL-on-connect, instead of using STARTTLS to upgrade.
+The Internet standards bodies strongly discourage use of this mode.
+.wen
+
.option retry_include_ip_address smtp boolean true
Exim normally includes both the host name and the IP address in the key it