Not much, actually. Just a more straight-forward example. That is why I wanted to take some time and think about it before just jumping into the wiki. ;o)
Scott On Sun, May 16, 2010 at 7:21 PM, Eric Shubert <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Scott. Don't be shy about re-doing what's there. ;) > > Out of curiousity as much as anything, what's different about this > procedure? > > -- > -Eric 'shubes' > > Scott Hughes wrote: > >> I have confirmed that this works in Outlook 2007. I haven't had time to >> check any other clients. Apparently is seems that Outlook 2007 has an AUTH >> issue that did not show up under Courier IMAP, but does show up under >> Dovecot IMAP. >> >> Here are the steps I took to get the StartCom (http://cert.startcom.org/) >> free cert. to work: >> >> 1) Obtain the ssl.key and ssl.crt file from StartCom (cut and paste) and >> saving them onto my QMT server. >> >> NOTE: During the process of getting the cert from StartCom, you will be >> required to put a password on the .key file. If your provider did not >> require a password, skip the next step. >> >> 2) Copy your original private key (ssl.key) so that you can retain it >> untouched: >> # cp ssl.key pvt_ssl.key >> >> 3) This next step will remove the password from your key file: >> # openssl rsa -in pvt_ssl.key -out ssl.key >> >> 4) Backup your old servercert.pem file (just in case): >> # cp /var/qmail/control/servercert.pem >> /var/qmail/control/old_servercert.pem >> >> 5) This step will put the ssl.key and ssl.crt file together and in the >> correct place: >> # cat ssl.key ssl.crt > /var/qmail/control/servercert.pem >> >> That is it! As always please feel free to point out any mistakes in this >> or anything that would make it better! >> >> Eric - I wanted to get this information out and I will think about the >> best way to update the wiki page. There is still some good information on >> there that I wouldn't want to step on by mistake. I may put a 'Notes' >> section on the bottom. >> >> Scott >> >> >> >> On Sat, May 15, 2010 at 11:49 AM, Eric Shubert <[email protected] <mailto: >> [email protected]>> wrote: >> >> Scott Hughes wrote: >> >> I am interested in obtaining a real certificate for my mail >> server. I have signed up with StartCom >> (http://cert.startcom.org/) for a free one. They appear to be >> the most recognized of the free services. >> >> My question is this: How do I go about applying this to my QMT >> setup? StartCom gave me two things: 1) A private key cert 2) >> the actual key cert (I think). They suggested saving the files >> as ssl.key and ssl.crt respectively. >> >> Never having done anything like this before, I put the .crt file >> in place of the servercert.pem file with no luck. >> >> Scott >> >> >> Your answer should be on the >> http://wiki.qmailtoaster.com/index.php/Certificate page. That page >> could use some cleaning up, so please update it if you'd like to >> improve it. >> >> -- -Eric 'shubes' >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group >> (www.vickersconsulting.com <http://www.vickersconsulting.com>) >> >> Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and >> installations. >> If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- >> Please visit qmailtoaster.com <http://qmailtoaster.com> for the >> >> latest news, updates, and packages. >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> For additional commands, e-mail: >> [email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]> >> >> >> >> > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Qmailtoaster is sponsored by Vickers Consulting Group ( > www.vickersconsulting.com) > Vickers Consulting Group offers Qmailtoaster support and installations. > If you need professional help with your setup, contact them today! > > --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Please visit qmailtoaster.com for the latest news, updates, and > packages. > To unsubscribe, e-mail: > [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: > [email protected] > > >
