[Dovecot] 143 STARTTLS/ 993 SSL/TLS query
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..
-- Voytek
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'
On Sat, April 9, 2011 10:52 am, Eric Shubert wrote:
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, thanks
so, does same apply to POP, can I use pop 110 TLS ?
(for some reason I'm failing to create a pop account in TB, it tests OK as 110/none, 110/TLS and 995/SSL, but no account gets created)
-- Voytek
On 04/08/2011 06:28 PM, Voytek Eymont wrote:
On Sat, April 9, 2011 10:52 am, Eric Shubert wrote:
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, thanks
so, does same apply to POP, can I use pop 110 TLS ?
(for some reason I'm failing to create a pop account in TB, it tests OK as 110/none, 110/TLS and 995/SSL, but no account gets created)
Yes, same thing with pop.
-- -Eric 'shubes'
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