Re: wireless service "steals" and proxies emails

[Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>]

Gadi Evron wrote:
> Gadi Evron wrote:
> > Wireless (swisscom) at hotel steals my email messages and relays 
> > through a proxy rather than my MTA! WTF!! Even "experts" can be fooled.
> >
> > No wonder a friend bounced my emails.
>
> Friends elsewhere suggested a solution, but first why this is so 
> shameful for me:
> I did click "yesyesyes" on a certificate warning because I was expecting 
> one anyway (self-signed).
>
> Friend's bounce:
>
>     : host mx01.speakeasy.net[69.17.117.60] said: 554 5.7.1
>     : Client host rejected:
>     Access denied (in reply to RCPT TO command)
>
> linuxbox's log file:
>
>     Mar 25 ... linuxbox ...
>     A53E6.2070502 () linuxbox org>, proto=ESMTP, daemon=MTA, 
> relay=mail-out-01.swisscom-eurospot.com [83.97.120.90]
>
> Bastards proxy SSL'd connections too. Unless I missed something.
>
> Solution:
> Use submission on port 587 with STARTTLS
>
>     Gadi.

So I didn't click "yesyesyes" after all, I configured it wrong.
In Thunderbird I needed to set up encryption for SMTP regardless of what 
I set for the account. I was set to "tls, if available" so I was never 
alerted.

        Gadi.
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