Unable to connect from macOS mail client

[Bernardo Reino]

On Sat, 19 Feb 2022, necktwi wrote:

> After adding “<“ before ssl_ca file path, macOS mail client complained no 
> more. Why do we need “<“ before file paths? — Necktwi

Because the manual says so? :)

"The < is mandatory. It indicates that the variable should contain contents of 
the file, instead of the file name. Not using it will cause an error."
(https://doc.dovecot.org/configuration_manual/dovecot_ssl_configuration/)

Or is it a rhetorical question?