On 2008-01-17 at 13:29 -0800, WJCarpenter wrote:
> >
> > Gmail supports smtps (SSL-on-connect) and submission (STARTTLS).
> >
> > http://mail.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=78799&topic=12814
> >
>
> It looks like they are willing to do both on the same port. Has anyone
> tried that to see if it's true?
It's not, you're reading too much into it. It could do with being
reworded a little.
It says to turn on TLS/SSL because you need one or the other.
The two ports available are 465 and 587. They have their "usual" email
meanings.
Hint:
$ openssl s_client -CApath /etc/ssl/certs -crlf \
-connect smtp.gmail.com:587
CONNECTED(00000003)
28135:error:140770FC:SSL routines:SSL23_GET_SERVER_HELLO:unknown protocol:s23_clnt.c:583:
That's what you get when you try to speak SSL/TLS to a server which
isn't speaking it in its current state (ie, is waiting for STARTTLS).
-Phil