On 04/08/2011 05:39 PM, Voytek Eymont wrote:
I'm testing my new dovecot server with Thundirbird
I can have it working on
port 143 with STARTTLS, or on
port 993 with SSL/TLS
my uderstanding is that on 993 I get encrypted 'password and mail transfer'
(yes ?)
so what happens if I use 143 with STARTTLS, is that equivalent to port 993
if STARTTLS is used ?
thanks for any insights..
As far as encrypted password and mail transfer is concerned, the answer
is yes. Port 993/SSL is the older way, and port 143/TLS is the newer
way. 143/TLS is preferred, in part because it doesn't require a separate
port.
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-Eric 'shubes'
