On Thu, 2004-12-02 at 16:52 +0000, Tony Finch wrote:
> > You will see it uses port 465, esmtpsa and plain authentication. Ximain
> > evolution cannot use tls_on_connect so it must be using starttls on port
> > 465.
>
> A bit of googling suggests that Evolution does the right thing depending
> on which port you choose.
Evolution's handling of SSL/TLS is (I think) a little non-intuitive.
For both IMAP and SMTP there are (separate) settings for
Use Secure Connection (SSL):
The options are:-
* Never - obvious effect
* Whenever Possible - which means it connects in clear and then
does STARTTLS (so its the standard or MSA port setting)
* Always - do SSL on connect - ie the IMAPS or SSMTP setting
I typically use the "Whenever possible" setting against the MSA port or
the IMAP port (as appropriate). The port setting is separate and
orthogonal to this "Security" setting.
Nigel.
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