[BlueOnyx:24297] Re: TLS handshake still failing.

[Gregg]

You are right. I shouldn’t mess with my server to make it communicate with theirs. I will try to contact them to see if they want to fix their server. Thanks for the help and information. Much appreciated. 

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> On Sep 14, 2020, at 1:23 PM, Michael Stauber <mstauber at blueonyx.it> wrote:
> 
> Hi Gregg,
> 
>> No, the smtp.setarnet.aw <http://smtp.setarnet.aw> is the server that is
>> not accepting the tls handshake.
> 
> Yes. And that server is misconfigured or broken. When talked to on port
> 25 and being asked if it supports STARTTLS, this server says YES, but
> initiating STARTTLS then fails, because there are no SSL certificates
> configured on port 25.
> 
> I'm asking: If that is not your server, then why do you want to bend
> your BlueOnyx out of shape in order to make it "talk" to a broken box
> that lies about STARTTLS support?
> 
> The webpage on www.setar.aw styles itself as "leader in Technology,
> Media, and Telecommunications on Aruba", so they might actually want to
> do something to fix their broken MTA. Because pretty much anyone else
> trying to email to them will have the same issues - provided they use
> any MTA that got released in the last decade or so.
> 
>> is there a way to make it check port 25, and then port 587?
> 
> No, not really. The "Try_TLS:server.com NO" like you did is the next
> best thing.
> 
> -- 
> With best regards
> 
> Michael Stauber
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