Re: [Evolution] Forwarding SMTPS over SSH

[Patrick O'Callaghan <poc usb ve>]

On Wed, 2009-01-07 at 16:56 -0500, Mac McClellan wrote:
> I work as a contractor for a certain agency that has a locked down
> network.  The only thing going in or out is http, https and SSH.
>
> I got POP3 to work by forwarding the POP3S port like this:
>
> ssh MyHostOnTheNet.net -L 995:mail.MyCorporateMailServer.com:995
>
> Which seems to work just fine.  With SMTP it is a little different
> story and can't seem to make sense of why it does not work.
>
> I'm using Evolution 2.12.3 on CentOS Linux 5.2
>
> Here's how I have it set up:
> In 'Sending Email' tab:
> Server Type: SMTP
> Server: localhost
> Server requires authentication [Checked]
> Security: SSL
> Authentication Type: Login
>
> On my workstation I have done the following:
>
> ssh MyHostOnTheNet.net -L 465:mail.MyCorporateMailServer.com:465
>
> On my HostOnTheNet I do a tcpdump for port 465 and hit the send
> recieve on Evolution on my workstation.  I see the traffic going back
> and forth between MyHostOnTheNet.net and
> mail.MyCorporateMailServer.com so I believe the tunnel is set up
> correctly.
>
> If I telnet to port 465 on localhost and issue a EHLO I get the following:
>
> # telnet localhost 465
> Trying 127.0.0.1...
> Connected to localhost.localdomain (127.0.0.1).
> Escape character is '^]'.
> 220 scires.com GroupWise Internet Agent 7.0.2 HP Copyright (c)
> 1993-2007 Novell, Inc.  All rights reserved. Ready
> EHLO
> 250-scires.com
> 250-AUTH LOGIN
> 250-8BITMIME
> 250-SIZE
> 250-DSN
> 250 STARTTLS
>
> So I think I have the port correct as well, but sending messages just
> sits and hangs and never goes through.
>
> TIA for the help.

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