Michael Dexter wrote: > > Hello, > >> > I have the same question and found the same answer on the wiki. >> Perhaps >> >>> both Jorge and I are asking, "is dbmail imapd-ssl planned?" Stunnel is >>> good for those in the know but will be an administration challenge with >>> ordinary users plus can require acrobatics if checking multiple >>> accounts. >> >> >> The only challenge in setting up stunnel is in obtaining a >> (self-signed?) certificate. And that very same challenge will not go >> away if and when dbmail acquired STARTTLS capabilities. > > > Perhaps I am missing something: the tunnel is only active server side > and joe-user need only click "use ssl" in their mail client,
that's it. that's all! Assuming the server-side is setup correctly. > or they > must create a tunnel from between their desktop and the server, and > point their mail client at localhost? (I am hoping not but this is how I > understand it to work after hours of searching. An example with webdav: > http://www.macosxhints.com/article.php?story=20040303143205326) > >> Finally, I don't quite understand what you mean by acrobatics when >> checking multiple accounts... > > > This is in the client-to-server tunnel scenario where a different tunnel > would be required for each imap server one connects to. Tunnels are not required. There're not even supported in dbmail-2.0 -- ________________________________________________________________ Paul Stevens paul at nfg.nl NET FACILITIES GROUP GPG/PGP: 1024D/11F8CD31 The Netherlands________________________________http://www.nfg.nl
