Re: [Dovecot] 143 STARTTLS/ 993 SSL/TLS query

On 04/08/2011 05:39 PM, Voytek Eymont wrote:

I'm testing my new dovecot server with Thundirbird

I can have it working on port 143 with STARTTLS, or on port 993 with SSL/TLS

my uderstanding is that on 993 I get encrypted 'password and mail transfer' (yes ?)

so what happens if I use 143 with STARTTLS, is that equivalent to port 993 if STARTTLS is used ?

thanks for any insights..

As far as encrypted password and mail transfer is concerned, the answer is yes. Port 993/SSL is the older way, and port 143/TLS is the newer way. 143/TLS is preferred, in part because it doesn't require a separate port.

-- -Eric 'shubes'