On Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:40:02 -0700 (MST) jgi...@cybermesa.com articulated: > On Mon, November 21, 2011 8:44 am, jgi...@cybermesa.com wrote: > > Hi List! > > > > Had a questions about imap vs. imaps. > > > > I read the ssl article at http://wiki2.dovecot.org/SSL and from > > what I am reading, imaps is no longer needed as imap with initiate > > SSL/TLS on its own if STARTTLS is started and I have > > disable_plaintext_auth=yes and ssl=required settings. > > > > I do have SSL up and working, and can connect using imap (143) to my > > server without issue, but was not able to connect using imaps (993) > > using Kmail as my client. > > > > I Was getting a client error stating that the authentication failed > > using my password. However, there was nothing in the mail.err or > > mail.log file even when I enable debugging. > > > > If I specify imaps as my only protocol, then dovecot fails to even > > start without any error loging at all. > > > > As I stated, imap works just fine. > > > > So, is imaps deprecated as mentioned in the article and imaps no > > longer needed? > > > > I am running Dovecot 2.0.13 on an Ubuntu 11.10 64bit server. > > This server is simply an imap serer and not a MTA (No postfix or > > sendmail installed.) > > > > Thanks! > > Joe > > LOL, replying to my own e-mail... > > I just discovered that the problem is most likely in my Kmail 2 > client. > > Tried to connect using the following: > > openssl s_client -connect mymailserver.com:993 > > I was able to connect, log in, and get information about my mail > folders. > > Will try Thunderbird when I get home from work. Kmail 2 is still a > WIP I guess. > > That said, I am still reading that imap with starttls is the way to > go, so might be a moot issue. > > Thanks! > Joe
Try this: (substitute your actual host for "remote.host") openssl s_client -connect remote.host:143 -starttls imap See if you get a connection. If so, then the server offers STARTTLS. -- Jerry ✌ dovecot.u...@seibercom.net Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. __________________________________________________________________
