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Troubleshooting SMTP inbound email using StartTLS

For StartTLS support to work for inbound email, you must configure SSL for Java.

To identify whether you are having this problem, enable DEBUG logging for the class org.subethamail in your file.

startTLS() failed: no cipher suites in common
Also, to enable efficient inbound mail server logging in debug mode, you need a log4j option that allows you to track mails, including the sender details, recipient details, subject and the reason for rejection/acceptance. To do so, enable DEBUG logging for the class org.subethamail.smtp.server.ConnectionHandler as shown:  

The following process outlines one method for creating a self-signed certificate. However, this can differ between JVM vendors, so see the JVM documentation for more information.

  1. Create a suitable key and certificate:
    keytool -genkey -keystore mySrvKeystore -keyalg RSA
  2. Add the following somewhere in your Tomcat configuration. For example, /etc/tomcat5/tomcat7.conf.
Note: This method explains how to create a self-signed certificate only. SSL vendors can provide certificates signed by an authority and might be more suitable for production use.

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