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F5 | 649177
Testing for connection to SMTP Server always returns "OK"
Last update date:
5/18/2024
Affected products:
BIG-IP
BIG-IP AVR
Affected releases:
12.1.1
12.1.2
12.1.3
12.1.3.1
12.1.3.2
12.1.3.3
12.1.3.4
12.1.3.5
12.1.3.6
13.0.0
13.0.0 HF1
13.0.0 HF2
Fixed releases:
13.1.0
12.1.3.7
Description:
Symptoms ... When you click the SMTP GUI config "Test Connection" button it always gives green "OK" response, even if there is no network, or if the DNS response is NXDomain. ... Impact ... Validation of SMTP server availability is incorrect ... Conditions ... This is encountered when testing the SMTP connection using the GUI. ... Workaround ... You can test SMTP at the command line by attempting to send a test email, as in this example (substitute user@example.com with your valid email address): # echo "ssmtp test mail" | mail -vs "Test email" user@example.com ... Fix Information ... The 'Test Connection' button for the SMTP server configuration reports errors as expected. ... Behavior Change
