I just wrapped my pop connections in an ssl tunnel and I'm wondering if I need or if I can do the same to my squirrel mail connections. Aside from SquirrelMail, I do not use IMAP. I have those ports (143) closed on my firewall. My web server and my IMAP server are on the same machine and according to the FAQ: "If your mail server is the same as your web server, there is no need for the encrypted communication. It's useless. Just toss it out the window, if you can."
I don't understand what this means. Isn't the password used to access SquirrelMail sent in cleartext? Why wouldn't I use the ssl tunnel to protect the password? Also -- I tried enabling SMTP Authentication but that didn't work either. I have a feeling that these issues are tied together and they stem from the fact that all these services are on the same machine?? ........................................... Randomly Generated Quote: The last time somebody said, 'I find I can write much better with a word processor,' I replied, 'They used to say the same thing about drugs.' --Roy Blount, Jr. Mike Loiterman PGP Key 0xD1B9D18E http://www.ascendency.net ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Visual Studio.NET comprehensive development tool, built to increase your productivity. Try a free online hosted session at: http://ads.sourceforge.net/cgi-bin/redirect.pl?micr0003en -- squirrelmail-users mailing list List Address: [EMAIL PROTECTED] List Archives: http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/forum.php?forum_id=2995 List Info: https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/squirrelmail-users
