[Dovecot] 143 STARTTLS/ 993 SSL/TLS query

Voytek Eymont voytek at sbt.net.au
Sat Apr 9 04:28:47 EEST 2011


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)



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Voytek



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