[stunnel-users] smtps problem on Fedora Core 4

Tue Jul 19 11:07:20 CEST 2005

"Anders Gjerløv" <anders at gjerlov.dk> wrote:
> Here is one of the one's that didn't work:
> service smtps
> {
>        disable = no
>        socket_type     = stream
>        wait            = no
>        user            = root
>        server          = /usr/sbin/stunnel
>        server_args     = -v3 -rlocalhost:25
>        log_on_success  += HOST DURATION
>        log_on_failure  += HOST ATTEMPT
> }

You're using stunnel 4.x.  You need
    server_args     = /etc/stunnel.conf
and a valid stunnel.conf file.
See the manual for syntax.

BTW: It's usually a bad idea to start stunnel with xinetd.  Setup stunnel as 
a daemon (just like you did on your Windows box).

Best regards,
    Mike 