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Description of problem:

mailx always fails when attempting to perform an SMTP send to a secure server if strict verification is set, regardless of nss-config-dir contents.


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):


How reproducible:

Always

Steps to Reproduce:

mailx -S smtp=smtps://smtp.example.com:465 \
     -S ssl-verify=strict \
     -S nss-config-dir=/etc/pki/nssdb \
     -s 'Testing secure send' \
     user


Actual results:

Resolving host smtp.example.com . . . done.
Connecting to 192.168.0.10:465 . . . connected.
Comparing DNS name: "smtp.example.com"
"/home/joe/dead.letter" 14/382
. . . message not sent.

Expected results:

mail should be sent.

Additional info:

Send fails regardless of contents of nss db in referenced directory.

Created attachment 1112441 [details]
nss_check_host fix

Since the problem described in this bug report should be
resolved in a recent advisory, it has been closed with a
resolution of ERRATA.

For information on the advisory, and where to find the updated
files, follow the link below.

If the solution does not work for you, open a new bug report.

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2017:1869