Shawn wrote: > On Tuesday 26 December 2006 12:48, Arnie Stender wrote: > >> Hi Guys, >> I hope you all had a good holiday. I have a question that is not >> really pertaining to the list but you have been my primary source of >> information for a long time and I trust that you have the answers >> that I need in this case. I am trying to set up a pop3 server that >> will be accessible from the Internet. I am using the imap package >> which contains imap, pop2 and pop3 servers. I have SSL installed on >> my LFS 6.1.1 mail server and have created a private key and >> certificate as per the documentation that came with the >> OpenSSL-0.9.7g package. I am trying to access my mail from my BLFS >> workstation with the mail client that came with the SeaMonkey 1.0.1 >> (Thunderbird) from my BLFS book. It looks like the mail server is >> refusing any connections when I tell the client to use SSL or secure >> authentication although I can pick up my mail when the client is >> configured to not use either. I am guessing there is still something >> wrong with the way I have SSL compiled, installed or configured. Can >> someone please point me in the direction I need to go or what I need >> to look for? What other information do you need to get me going? Any >> help would be GREATLY appreciated. >> >> Arnie >> > > Hi Arnie, I hope you had a merry christmas too. :) > > For a long time I was confused about the myriad of email options on a > linux system. Actually, I still am confused if I plan to run a server > for more than local mail. > > So I ask, why do you want to run an email server accessible to the > internet? If you are planning to run a server just to receive your > personal mail from your isp, it is overkill and I would not bother. > > Same as you I can access my mail from my isp without encrypted > authentication. That is because my isp does not allow pop3 requests > from outside its domain. Everything is sent in the clear and i guess it > makes sense as my requests for mail don't leave their network. I am a > trusted source. I use the same idea when I ask for local mail on my > machine. I don't use authentication because I am a trusted source. > > I know this does not answer your questions specifically, but I hope it > will help you reevaluate why you want to run an email server. > > Shawn > Did you implement any Network Authentification protocol like Heimdal or MIT.
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