On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 17:10, Jeffrey Stedfast wrote: > no, there's no way to do what you are asking. > Ok, too bad, then. Any plan to include an option which could enable the user to select what kind of SSL method he wants to use ?
> out of curiosity, what do other mail clients do (well, ones that support > both methods of using SSL)? Do they connect to 25 first and try > STARTTLS? or port 465? I don't know exactly; However I've no problem with Outlook / Mozilla users. The only problem I noticed was with Evolution; but both Mozilla / Outlook gives you the opportunity to choose a port number for SMTP, so I suppose they choose what method to use depending on the port number. Regards, Vincent. > > Jeff > > On Fri, 2003-11-07 at 10:58, Vincent Jaussaud wrote: > > Hi; > > > > I've a small problem with the way evolution up to 1.4.5 support SSL over > > SMTP. > > > > As far as I understand the way Evolution works, when SSL is enabled over > > SMTP, evolution will first try SMTPS (using port 465), then STARTTLS > > (using default port 25), if SMTPS fails. > > > > My problem is that my mail server only support STARTTLS (sendmail), and > > not SMTPS, and is hosted behind a firewall which silently drop syn > > packets going to port 465. Hence, evolution will wait for the TCP > > retransmit time out to occurs, before switching to STARTTLS. This result > > to a long timeout for the client before his mail is processed by the > > mail server. > > > > As a workaround, I've setup new rules on my firewall which automatically > > sent back an ICMP icmp-port-unreachable packet back to the client > > whenever my firewall see a syn packet going to port 465 on my firewall. > > But what I did there may not be possible elsewhere. > > > > So, my question would be, is there a way on the client side to force > > evolution to first try STARTTLS instead of SMTPS ? Or to disable SMTPS > > entirely ? > > > > Thanks in advance ! > > Regards, > > > > > > Vincent Jaussaud > > Kelkoo.com Security Manager > > email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > "Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not > > have, nor do they deserve, either one." > > -- President Thomas Jefferson. 1743-1826 > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution -- Vincent Jaussaud Kelkoo.com Security Manager email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Those who desire to give up freedom in order to gain security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one." -- President Thomas Jefferson. 1743-1826 _______________________________________________ evolution maillist - [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/evolution
