> -----Original Message----- > From: Jonathan Angliss [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2002 10:37 AM > To: Mike Loiterman > Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SM-USERS] ssl needed? > > Hello Mike, > On Thursday, December 05, 2002, Mike Loiterman wrote... > > > 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? > > Basically the statement meant that you didn't need to try using SSL > between the mail server and SquirrelMail if they are running on the > same server. Although you can still use it if you are accessing the > site over HTTP, so that your HTTP traffic is encrypted. > > > Also -- I tried enabling SMTP Authentication but that didn't work > > either. > > In what way? It failed authentication? What authentication method? > > -- > Jonathan Angliss > ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
When I say that it didn't work, I mean that it allowed me to send the mail without requesting a password. ........................................... Mike Loiterman PGP Key 0xD1B9D18E http://www.ascendency.net ------------------------------------------------------- This sf.net email is sponsored by:ThinkGeek Welcome to geek heaven. http://thinkgeek.com/sf -- 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
