Hi there, > I run a windows email program and need to connect to an email > server that uses SSL. There is a method to set up an SSL > connection in Linux and I can't remember what the command is and > the proper syntax. It is something like command localport:500 > remoteport:995 > > Can anyone help me out so I can set it up on my system?
It is unclear to me which side you are trying to have speaking SSL. I'm assuming your client speaks plaintext and the server is equipped with SSL. If it's a one shot or infrequent need, then I would use socat for this. socat TCP-LISTEN:10110 OPENSSL:server.example.net:995 I use port 10110, since non-root users cannot bind to 110 (and there's no reason to be root). Then, tell the client to connect to plaintext port 10110. The stunnel utility also comes to mind, if you need to go the other direction, where you have a plaintext service and you want to expose it via SSL. -Martin -- Martin A. Brown http://linux-ip.net/ _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list [email protected] http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug
