Re: [Evolution-hackers] BUG with the EHLO command in SMTP authentication

[Petri Kanerva <petri kanerva surfeu fi>]

On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 22:40, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote: 
> If you read the SASL AUTH specification for SMTP, it says explicitly
> that clients MUST re EHLO after a successful AUTH because all
> capabilities listed by the first EHLO response no longer apply.
> 
> This is not a bug.

I know, as said, this is wrong list for the whole discussion, and my
reply doesn't have any purpose, but I just have to say this.

In that case it is a bug, not in Evo, but in Microsofts product. But
that's not anything new...


> On Thu, 2003-08-28 at 15:21, Khiraly wrote:
> > I've found the following BUG in evolution: The SMTP server of my ISP 
> > demand AUTH to send (forward) mails. It's pity that EVOLUTION(1.4.4) 
> > sends EHLO 2 times, and mail server (with Microsoft Exchange) demand new 
> > AUTH after every EHLO, but Evolution sends no new AUTH after second 
> > EHLO.  Mozilla Mail doesn't have the same problem, it sends e-mails 
> > flawless via same SMTP server. Here're the sniff logs:
> > Mozilla Mail: http://chocolate.inf.elte.hu/khiraly/linux/mozillamail.txt
> > (works correctly)
> > Evolution: http://chocolate.inf.elte.hu/khiraly/linux/evolution.txt (not 
> > works at all)
> > 
> > I hope this annoying small BUG'll be fixed soon, so we'll able to use 
> > Evolution as full featured mailer client
> > 
> > Thx a million,
> >  Khiraly
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