On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 07:14:58AM +0200, Tom wrote: > Now, you maybe say: Noob, RTFM. Ah, well, i did. It says just to configure > your accounts and storage... and you are good to go.
You're correct. offlineimap has been started years before SSL becomes a widely used technology on IMAP. We didn't update the documentation enough. > FAQ Says: > Checking the SSL certificate and then it tells you without any explanation > todo this: > $SSL_CERT_DIR="" openssl s_client -connect hosname:993 < /dev/null > 2>/dev/null | openssl x509 -fingerprint -noout -text -in /dev/stdin offlineimap is usually installed by advanced users and we've always made this assumption, at least. We didn't feel the hard requirement to explain why we need to do this but just share a reminder of the expected command to get this done quickly. Perhaps we should not make this assumption anymore and explain the reasons in the doc. OTOH, offlineimap still requires advanced configuration with enough skills to get this done correctly. Offlineimap is more complex than usual IMAP client because offlineimap is not only a client for the IMAP protocol to work on emails; it's a synchronizer between two IMAP/maildir repositories. Also, offlineimap is not a GUI tool with configuration wizards. > [4]http://www.offlineimap.org/doc/quick_start.html > should have some mention about that. Who uses IMAP without SSL these days > ? I agree. The usage of SSL has sightly changed over time and we should improve the doc in this area. -- Nicolas Sebrecht _______________________________________________ OfflineIMAP-project mailing list: [email protected] https://alioth-lists.debian.net/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/offlineimap-project OfflineIMAP homepages: - https://github.com/OfflineIMAP - http://offlineimap.org
