Memory suggests I am not the only one here still using Turnpike. Anyone connecting via Zen?
Zen have updated their security requirements recently, and now require Encryption Type STARTTLS (if available) or TLS/SSL, which Turnpike does not provide.
Tried using Stunnel, to no avail.
It is only mail sending that fails. Incoming mail is fine, as are news (Usenet) sending and receiving.
Anyone else?
I would have expected that to be workable
Me too :-(
Stunnel Config File :
[smtp] protocol = smtp client = yes accept = 127.0.0.1:25 connect = mailhost.zen.co.uk:587Turnpike Log :
Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:49:23 Mail connection to [127.0.0.1] closed, 0 messages transmitted Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:49:37 SMTP[C175] Starting to send mail to [127.0.0.1] Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:49:37 SMTP[C175] <- 220 smarthost01c.ixn.mail.zen.net.uk ESMTP Exim 4.97 Ubuntu Sat, 11 Apr 2026
10:49:38 +0000 Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:49:37 SMTP[C175] -> EHLO binnsroad.myzen.co.uk Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:49:38 Error on closing -- Winsock ERROR : Connection aborted Sat, 11 Apr 2026 11:49:38 Mail connection to [127.0.0.1] closed, 0 messages transmittedStunnel Log :
2026.04.11 11:50:18 LOG5[176]: Service [smtp] accepted connection from 127.0.0.1:56398 2026.04.11 11:50:18 LOG5[176]: s_connect: connected 212.23.1.11:587 2026.04.11 11:50:18 LOG5[176]: Service [smtp] connected remote server from 192.168.178.21:56399 2026.04.11 11:50:18 LOG5[176]: OCSP: Connecting the AIA responder "Unfortunately, that is all way over my head.
Try adding:
OCSPaia=no OCSPrequire=no
as OCSP is gradually falling out of favour. It seems like your servers are not returning useful OCSP responses, so the above disables it. Background, in case you wanted to know:
wildcards normally only work one level deep, that seems to be expecting it to work two levels deep?
probably not the ultimate answer, but does adding "verify = 0" help?
Tried, but Stunnel failed :
2026.04.11 12:42:48 LOG5[main]: Reading configuration from file stunnel.conf 2026.04.11 12:42:48 LOG5[main]: UTF-8 byte order mark detected 2026.04.11 12:42:48 LOG5[main]: FIPS mode disabled 2026.04.11 12:42:48 LOG3[main]: stunnel.conf:8: "OCSPrequire=no": Specified option name is not valid here 2026.04.11 12:42:48 LOG3[main]: Failed to reload the configuration fileTried again, with OCSPrequire=no removed (using ;) and Stunnel worked, but mail still not sending.
Added the line Verify=0
but mail still not sending.
Error message from Turnpike :
Your message could not be delivered to the following recipients (address removed) Talking to [127.0.0.1] on Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:47:19 +0100 >>> AUTH PLAIN Z3JhZW1lQGJpbm5zcm9hZC5teXplbi5jby51awBncmFlbWVAYmlubnNyb2FkLm15emVuLmNvL nVr ADE2TW9sZXdvb2Q= <<< 535 Incorrect authentication data
I stopped using stunnel a while ago. Possibly the TLS version.
I use hitch now.
Thank you. A quick look suggests hitch is for Linux, whereas I use windows (10, 32 bit).
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