su den 20.08.2006 Klokka 09:14 (+0000) skreiv Michael Poeltl: > when my MUA contacts the IMAP-server through port 143, does that mean that in > any case the communication is clear-text (like 'password' transmission?
Not necessarily, Courier imap imapd and imapd-ssl can be configured to use STARTTLS on port 143 to enable TLS (read the configuration files thoroughly). > Why not forgetting 143 at all and let all go through 993? 1: The server might not support SSL connections on port 993 (e.g. up- imapproxy doesn't - though it does support SSL for connection to a remote server); 2: One might be running both the client (e.g. SquirrelMail) and the server (e.g. up-imapproxy and Courier imap) on the same machine, in which case encrypted connections serve no useful purpose and simply constitute unnecessary overhead. --Tonni -- Tony Earnshaw reservebergenser :) ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642 _______________________________________________ Courier-imap mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/courier-imap
