On Monday, November 21, 2011 01:20:55 PM Jerry wrote: > 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. > >
Hi, Jerry, Thanks for the information. Yes, I ran that command and got my cert and other information proving to me that TLS is working. I was also able to log in and get mailbox information. Thanks again! Joe
