Announce: Plugin for iOS Push Email support

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No matter what the answer's gonna be the "solution" till then still might be
the z-push+exchange-approach? Or did I miss anything more sophisticated out
there?


Am 05.09.2014 um 15:22 schrieb Stefan Arentz <stefan at arentz.ca>:

> 
>> On Sep 5, 2014, at 5:53 AM, Charles Marcus <CMarcus at Media-Brokers.com> wrote:
>> 
>> On 9/4/2014 9:35 PM, Stefan Arentz <stefan at arentz.ca> wrote:
>>> Although this is at version 0.1, it is working pretty well for me and I am looking for some additional testers that are interested.
>>> 
>>> 	Please note that it is not possible to use this project without legally running a copy
>>> 	of OS X Server. You can purchase OS X Server on the Mac App Store or download
>>> 	it for free if you are a registered Mac or iOS developer.
>> 
>> Well, that is pretty much a deal breaker for just about everyone (that isn't already running an OSX server)...
>> 
>> Would you mind explaining *why* the above is required? Is this just a temporary limitation of some kind?
> 
> Sorry I should have been more clear.
> 
> Let me explain.
> 
> To send native push email notifications, you need a certificate that is generated by Apple.
> 
> When you enable Push Email on OS X Server, that certificate will be generated for you and stored in your Keychain.
> 
> There is no other way to generate this certificate. This is why you need a legal copy of OS X Server.
> 
> You don’t actually have to run OS X Server. I migrated away from OS X Server to regular Dovecot on Ubuntu. So I simply took the generated certificate with me. How to export and convert it is described in the README of the daemon project.
> 
> This is possible because the certificate is not bound to specific hardware or a specific email domain. It is however connected to your Apple ID.
> 
> I understand that this is not ideal but unfortunately there is no way around this. OS X Server however is just $19.99. 
> 
> When my code is a bit more final, I will try to contact Apple and find out if they are willing to open up the certificate generation. That would sure benefit a larger audience.
> 
> S.

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