It the imap server is in the same local network and both are behind a firewall you could block IMAP over the unsecured port from the outside. This assumes, and this may be a BIG assumption, you can trust other computers on that LAN.
On Wed, 18 Dec 2002, David Dooling wrote: > Date: Wed, 18 Dec 2002 12:52:38 -0600 > From: David Dooling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [SM-USERS] SquirrelMail and STARTTLS > > On Wed, Dec 18, 2002 at 09:53:06AM -0800, Alex Tang wrote: > > I am running my SquirrelMail (1.2.10) installation via HTTPS (which works > > fine), however i would like the connections to the IMAP and SMTP server to > > be secure (imap over ssl, smtp over ssl) or that that I use the STARTTLS > > functionality in the protocols. > > I think this is only necessary if your IMAP and SMTP server is > different from your web server. If everything is on the same > machines, the loopback device (127.0.0.1) is used to connect to the > IMAP and SMTP servers. So encryption is not really necessary. > > dd > -- > David Dooling > > > ------------------------------------------------------- > This SF.NET email is sponsored by: Order your Holiday Geek Presents Now! > Green Lasers, Hip Geek T-Shirts, Remote Control Tanks, Caffeinated Soap, > MP3 Players, XBox Games, Flying Saucers, WebCams, Smart Putty. > T H I N K G E E K . C O M http://www.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 > Sincerely, William Mussatto, Senior Systems Engineer CyberStrategies, Inc ph. 909-920-9154 ext. 27 ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.NET email is sponsored by: Order your Holiday Geek Presents Now! Green Lasers, Hip Geek T-Shirts, Remote Control Tanks, Caffeinated Soap, MP3 Players, XBox Games, Flying Saucers, WebCams, Smart Putty. T H I N K G E E K . C O M http://www.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
