[Dovecot] TLS / Dovecot / POP3

[Timo Sirainen]

On Feb 22, 2009, at 2:52 AM, John Espiro wrote:

> In Thunderbird, I have the email server setup to:
> - Port 110
> - TLS
>
> Here's my question:
>
> If I change  protocols = pop3s pop3 to  protocols = pop3s I can no
> longer connect to my mail server via Thunderbird unless I setup
> Thunderbird to use SSL.
>
> Am I doing something wrong?

Everything is working then as it should, so I guess you're confused  
about what TLS, SSL and pop3s means. Maybe http://wiki.dovecot.org/SSL  
helps understanding them (just replace imap/imaps with pop3/pop3s).