lyndon wrote:
On Nov 20, 2014, at 6:01 PM, Paul Fox
<pgf(_at_)foxharp(_dot_)boston(_dot_)ma(_dot_)us> wrote:
right. reporting the error precisely is hard. but given that we're
changing the default client behavior, adding a hint to the message
might be appropriate:
post: problem initializing server on port 587; [BHST] no servers available
post: try -snoop, or check server and port configuration (see mh-tailor(1))
The diagnostics suck and need to be fixed. In their defence, the
':587' on the end of the address is a hint.
that doesn't appear unless -snoop is used. and you know, i actually
looked at the post man page for a -debug, or a -verbose. for some
reason i never thought to look for -snoop, which of course is on the
send manpage anyway. sigh.
Meanwhile, I am hacking TLS support into inc's POP code, and it's
quickly becoming apparent the assorted bits of network-related code
need to be consolidated. This gives a good opportunity to clean up
the server-contact configs, auth/security info, etc. Given the
IETF's recent enlightenment over security, this is a great chance
to overhaul the code and actually leap *ahead* of the world on
something :-)
whoa. i'll believe it when i see it. :-)
=----------------------
paul fox, pgf(_at_)foxharp(_dot_)boston(_dot_)ma(_dot_)us (arlington, ma,
where it's 25.0 degrees)
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