STARTTLS - sendmail - outlook

[Vu Pham]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org 
> [mailto:linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org] On Behalf Of 
> Matthew Carpenter
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 12:30 AM
> To: Linux tips and tricks
> Subject: Re: STARTTLS - sendmail - outlook
> 
> Vu Pham wrote:
> 
> >I am trying to recompile sendmail 8.12.9 in order to use 
> Outlook with SSL.
> >After compiling, sendmail does show the 250-STARTTLS under the EHLO 
> >greeting.
> >
> >But when I set my Outlook to use SSL for sending, then it ( 
> Outlook ) 
> >just hangs right when it is trying to send.
> >/var/log/maillog does not show anything at that time.
> >
> >Any idea where I can look at ?
> >
> >( Cyrus Imap with SSL is working, so the OpenSsl has no 
> problem in the 
> >mail server ).
> >
> >
> Are you trying to use Sendmail with SSL? or STARTTLS?  They 
> are quite different.  Sendmail with SSL can be set up even 
> with STunnel providing the SSL tunnel on port 465  to port 
> 25.  If you are talking STARTTLS (which I'm not aware of 
> Outlook making use of), Sendmail's config file has to have 
> several sections installed.  I don't have the links handy, 
> you can google for them or contact me off list tomorrow.
> 

Hi Matt,

I use Sendmail with STARTTLS. Here is the link I use:
http://www.whoopis.com/howtos/sendmail-auth-howto.html

It shows they are successful with Outlook + sendmail/starttls.

Although I do not exactly do what it guides ( I do not use rpm , I get all
the separate packages, unzip and build them ) but sendmail works normally,
the output is what is expected. Cyrus imapd/Outlook are also working with
and without ssl. The only problem is Outlook hangs when I select the SSL
option to send email.

Vu