Re: [WebDNA] Emailer with TLS & Authentication

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2020

It keeps the original formatting. numero = 115200
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texte = 2829Thanks ChrisThat is some great information.=20I will keep working with it.=20RegardsStuart TremainPharoah Lane SoftwareSuite 16, 20 Burlington StreetCrows Nest NSW 2065AUSTRALIA+612 8971 4431> On 22 Sep 2020, at 5:21 pm, talk@webdna.us wrote:>=20> =EF=BB=BFHi Stuart,>=20> WebDNA has its own SMTP server: the built in mailer agent is a thread insi=de of WebDNA, which executes the Sweeper function. It is all custom for WebD=NA, it is not based off of any external software like sendmail/postfix. Whil=e WebDNA's TCPConnect context understands SSL and links in openssl, the Emai=l context does not. It just uses plain raw tcp connections.>=20> So, in order to make WebDNA understands SSL, an alternative code path had t=o be written to check for TLS support in the EHLO response, and if it is pre=sent, then send a STARTTLS and do all of the fancy SSL stuff to activate TLS= on the connection.>=20> To use TLS, you need to edit WebDNA Prefs and add this line:> MailSMTPTLS 1>=20> Then restart WebCatalog. Otherwise TLS defaults to off. It will only do it= if the server supports it. No authentication of the certificates is done, s=o self-signed certs will work.>=20> Otherwise, you could use localhost and getting the localhost to relay via T=LS>=20> kind regards,>=20> - chris>=20>=20>=20>=20>> On Sep 22, 2020, at 09:02, talk@webdna.us wrote:>>=20>> The email server is SendGrid so no issue there.>>=20>> We can TELNET successfully but can not send using WebDNA.>>=20>>=20>> Kind regards>>=20>> Stuart Tremain>> Pharoah Lane Software>> AUSTRALIA>> webdna@plsoftware.com.au>=20>=20>=20>=20> ---------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list talk@webdna.us> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us> archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us---------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed tothe mailing list talk@webdna.usTo unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.usarchives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us. Associated Messages, from the most recent to the oldest:

Re: [WebDNA] Emailer with TLS & Authentication (Stuart Tremain 2020) Re: [WebDNA] Emailer with TLS & Authentication (christophe.billiottet@webdna.us 2020) Re: [WebDNA] Emailer with TLS & Authentication (Stuart Tremain 2020) RE: [WebDNA] Emailer with TLS & Authentication ("Terry Nair" 2020) [WebDNA] Emailer with TLS & Authentication (Stuart Tremain 2020)

2829Thanks ChrisThat is some great information.=20I will keep working with it.=20RegardsStuart TremainPharoah Lane SoftwareSuite 16, 20 Burlington StreetCrows Nest NSW 2065AUSTRALIA+612 8971 4431> On 22 Sep 2020, at 5:21 pm, talk@webdna.us wrote:>=20> =EF=BB=BFHi Stuart,>=20> WebDNA has its own SMTP server: the built in mailer agent is a thread insi=de of WebDNA, which executes the Sweeper function. It is all custom for WebD=NA, it is not based off of any external software like sendmail/postfix. Whil=e WebDNA's TCPConnect context understands SSL and links in openssl, the Emai=l context does not. It just uses plain raw tcp connections.>=20> So, in order to make WebDNA understands SSL, an alternative code path had t=o be written to check for TLS support in the EHLO response, and if it is pre=sent, then send a STARTTLS and do all of the fancy SSL stuff to activate TLS= on the connection.>=20> To use TLS, you need to edit WebDNA Prefs and add this line:> MailSMTPTLS 1>=20> Then restart WebCatalog. Otherwise TLS defaults to off. It will only do it= if the server supports it. No authentication of the certificates is done, s=o self-signed certs will work.>=20> Otherwise, you could use localhost and getting the localhost to relay via T=LS>=20> kind regards,>=20> - chris>=20>=20>=20>=20>> On Sep 22, 2020, at 09:02, talk@webdna.us wrote:>>=20>> The email server is SendGrid so no issue there.>>=20>> We can TELNET successfully but can not send using WebDNA.>>=20>>=20>> Kind regards>>=20>> Stuart Tremain>> Pharoah Lane Software>> AUSTRALIA>> webdna@plsoftware.com.au>=20>=20>=20>=20> ---------------------------------------------------------> This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to> the mailing list talk@webdna.us> To unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.us> archives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55> Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us---------------------------------------------------------This message is sent to you because you are subscribed tothe mailing list talk@webdna.usTo unsubscribe, E-mail to: talk-leave@webdna.usarchives: http://www.webdna.us/page.dna?numero=3D55Bug Reporting: support@webdna.us. Stuart Tremain

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