-$Cambridge: exim/test/README,v 1.7 2007/01/31 16:52:12 ph10 Exp $
+$Cambridge: exim/test/README,v 1.8 2007/02/20 15:58:02 ph10 Exp $
EXPORTABLE EXIM TEST SUITE
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This document last updated for:
Test Suite Version: 4.67
-Date: 31 January 2007
+Date: 20 February 2007
BACKGROUND
Defaults timestamp_timeout=480
in /etc/sudoers, a password lasts for 8 hours (a working day). It is
- probably not a good idea to run the tests as the Exim user, as this is
- recognized as special by Exim.
+ not permitted to run the tests as the Exim user because the test suite
+ tracks the two users independently. Using the same user would result
+ in false positives on some tests.
(3) The login under which you run the tests must be in the exim group so that
it has access to logs, spool files, etc. The login should not be one of the
This command runs the auxiliary "client" program that simulates an SMTP client.
It is controlled by a script read from its standard input, details of which are
-given below. The only option is -t, which must be followed by a number, to
-specify the command timeout in seconds. The program connects to the given IP
-address and port, using the specified interface, if one is given.
+given below. There are two options. One is -t, which must be followed directly
+by a number, to specify the command timeout in seconds (e.g. -t5). The default
+timeout is 1 second. The other option is -tls-on-connect, which causes the
+client to try to start up a TLS session as soon as it has connected, without
+using the STARTTLS command. The client program connects to the given IP address
+and port, using the specified interface, if one is given.
client-ssl [<options>] <ip address> <port> [<outgoing interface>] \
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