Probably K9 not Outlook - Re: Outlook 2010 not connecting to secure POP3

Robert Schetterer rs at sys4.de
Sun Nov 23 21:45:58 UTC 2014


Am 23.11.2014 um 22:33 schrieb Reindl Harald:
> no idea what you are talking about
> 
> K9 is a android client and works fine with TLS
> 
> no idea what has "https" to do with email nor why someone needs to
> "disable K9 long enugh" whatever "long enough" is - don't get me wrong
> but most technical context on several lists of you if it comes to
> details is cluttered and your permanently "i am working on IETF" even
> makes things worser

Yeah, such descriptions are leading to confusion, speculation
k9 got mail downloaded before outlook could....no idea why sombody
should use k9 with pop3

> 
> Am 23.11.2014 um 22:23 schrieb Robert Moskowitz:
>> I finally noticed this popup of K9 blocking https on port (143, 993,
>> 995).  So the user has to come back over here and disable K9 long enough
>> to get things working.
>>
>> ARGH!
>>
>> On 11/23/2014 04:08 PM, Robert Moskowitz wrote:
>>> OK, I did not know that this user has a new computer with Outlook
>>> 2010.  This SHOULD make it easier but...
>>>
>>> I have the computer right next to me, they brought it over.  It is on
>>> the same LAN as this notebook.  I can access my server with:
>>>
>>> openssl s_client -connect z9m9z.htt-consult.com:995
>>>
>>> And then log the user in with the appropriate POP3 credentials.
>>>
>>> In Outlook 2010, in Advanced settings I have specified "This server
>>> requires an encrypted connection (SSL)" and it switches to port 995
>>> (from 110).  I try connecting and I get an error that
>>>
>>>
>>> "Your server does notg support the connection encryption type you have
>>> specified."
>>>
>>> The first time we tried this it installed my self-signed cert in the
>>> local cert store.
>>>
>>> Any idea on what is going on or how to get this working?
> 



Best Regards
MfG Robert Schetterer

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