Hello Felix, On Friday, January 24, 2003 at 4:08:43 PM you [FB] wrote (at least in part):
FB> They have fixed the self-signed hostname error, but Im still having FB> trouble :- Could be they're using OpenSSL 0.9.6g, which causes trouble with The Bat! because there's something in the SSL handshake The Bat! ain't able to handle. This _could_ be fixed on server side by recompiling stunnel (and setting an option so the SSL-structure named 'SSL_OP_DONT_INSERT_EMPTY_FRAGMENTS'), but sadly this ain't an option in most cases. Until The Bat!s SSL code is updated to use newer OpenSSL (I think it's based on 0.9.6b or e) the only "work around" on client side is to use stunnel by yourself. FB> *scratches head* any ideas? Here we go ... Get stunnel from http://www.stunnel.org/download/stunnel/win32/stunnel-4.03.exe (if there's a newer version: take it. I don't check that site for updates as I don't need to). additionally get http://www.stunnel.org/download/stunnel/win32/openssl-0.9.6g/openssl.zip These are the OpenSSL-DLLs needed by stunnel. Put those DLLs to %WINDIR%\System32 and the stunnel-executable into it's own directory. You can safely rename it to stunnel.exe. Beside stunnel.exe put a file named stunnel.conf. It's content: ,-----= [ stunnel.conf ] =----- | client = yes | #debug = debug | [SPOP3] | accept = 127.0.0.1:1234 | connect = mail.fluidhosting.com:995 | TIMEOUTclose = 60 `-----= In The Bat! put "localhost", port 1234 and _NO_ TLS-option into POP3 settings. After starting stunnel.exe you should be able to fetch your mail using that account. to start stunnel automatically with Windows either put a shortcut into 'Start Menu' / 'Programs' / 'Startup' or call it once from a command line like this: stunnel.exe -install if you're using Windows2000 or WindowsXP. This installs a stunnel service. To uninstall this service call it 'stunnel.exe -uninstall'. Of course the stunnel.exe has to be in path or you have to be in stunnel directory for this actions. Hope this helps. -- Regards Peter Palmreuther (The Bat! v1.63 Beta/5 on Windows 2000 5.0 Build 2195 Service Pack 1) Happy as a Pig in Mud! ________________________________________________ Current version is 1.62 | "Using TBUDL" information: http://www.silverstones.com/thebat/TBUDLInfo.html
