New Dovecot service: SMTP Submission (RFC6409)

[Tanstaafl]

On 12/14/2017, 3:03:41 AM, Aki Tuomi <aki.tuomi at dovecot.fi> wrote:
> On 13.12.2017 21:41, Tanstaafl wrote:
>> On 12/12/2017, 1:39:08 PM, Stephan Bosch <stephan at rename-it.nl> wrote:
>> I thought this was simply going to be an SMTP like service that any SMTP
>> client could utilize, keeping the BURL/URLAUTH pieces working only
>> between Dovecot and the MTA it works with. Meaning, instead of
>> connecting an SMTP service provided by Postfix, you connect to one
>> provided by Dovecot. I guess there is a good reason it couldn't be made
>> to work this way.
>>
>> For obvious reasons, the likelihood that Thunderbird will add
>> BURL/URLAUTH support anytime in the next few years is probably nonexistent.

> Actually it's supposed to serve as SMTP-like service as well.

Meaning... it actually won't require Thunderbird to implement anything
(at least painful) to allow it to make use of it?

<he said in a meek, hopeful voice>

Thanks Aki,

Charles