>chris on 11/17/2002 14:28 wrote: >>I use AT&T Worldnet for my main email accounts, but I just got a >>RoadRunner cable modem. AT&T tells me that web access or SSL are the only >>ways to access my mail unless I am dialed in to Worldnet.
>>Does anyone know of a way to add SSL to Emailer or another way to access >>my Worldnet mail without giving up emailer? >Have you actually tried to collect your email? Have you made sure all the >settings are correct? >It is very unusual for an ISP to require an SSL connection for collecting >email. The WorldNet help pages indicate what your server settings should >be. They also don't directly indicate that you need an SSL connection to >check your email. They do mention you need an SSL connection if not on >their dialup for other things, but all they say about email is that you >need a POP/SMTP client (and I checked a bunch of different links, not one >ever tells you that you need SSL for the email). >It is possible that the tech rep you spoke to was mistaken about what >does and does not need SSL. Pardon my ignorance, just what is SSL? Gregory L. McNear Fort Worth, Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] Being a Mac user is like being a Navy SEAL: a small, elite group of people with access to the most sophisticated technology in the world, who everyone calls on to get the really tough jobs done quickly and efficiently. ___________________________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe send a mail message with a SUBJECT line of "unsubscribe" to <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> or <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
