On 26 Feb 2014, at 10:48 am, Alan Smith <sma...@iinet.net.au> wrote:
> Since applying the OSX update, Mail preferences has changed from “SSL” > checkbox option to “TLS Certificate = none”. My previous settings were > gmail = SSL ticked and iiNet = not ticked. (These were default settings > applied when setting up the accounts.) > > Should the TLS certificate be selected/activated for each mail acount? > > Regards > Alan Hi Alan, My Mail Preferences have NOT changed since installing OS X 10.9.2 update. Are you having any problems with one or both mail accounts since installing the update? "TLS Certificate - Transport Layer Security (TLS) Use a TLS certificate for security. Some POP and IMAP mail servers require computers that connect to them to provide a certificate proving their identity." It has nothing to do with iCloud as Apple's Mail servers do not use a TLS Certificate for authentication. This is actually a generic setting in Mail that can be applied to any Mail server you have configured. It is used for client authentication as an additional layer of security if your mail server happens to require it (most do not -- it tends to be used only in corporate environments). Think of it as an additional password, basically. This setting has no bearing on whether your actual IMAP or SMTP sessions with the server are encrypted or not; that is controlled by the "Use SSL" settings found on the "Advanced" page (for IMAP connections) and on the individual SMTP server configurations for outgoing Mail (you can access these by clicking on the drop-down list of Outgoing Mail Servers and choosing "Edit SMTP Server List." As long as "Use SSL" is enabled, your IMAP and SMTP sessions are encrypted. Note that the TLS Certificate option only appears if you have a valid certificate in your OS X Keychain that could be used for this purpose; the option is hidden otherwise which likely explains why it is not appearing on my MacBook Pro OS X 10.9.2 So to answer your question "Should the TLS certificate be selected/activated for each mail account?" I don't know.... You are seeing '“TLS Certificate = none” Click the drop-down for TLS Certificate... and see if there is anything there to select. I would not change anything if your Mail Accounts are behaving correctly! Cheers, Ronni 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD OS X 10.9.2 Mavericks Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance)
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