"... I will try to contact Apple and find out if they are willing to open up the certificate generation. "
I'm willing to bet the answer will be no. Apple != Open On Sep 5, 2014 9:22 AM, "Stefan Arentz" <ste...@arentz.ca> wrote: > > > On Sep 5, 2014, at 5:53 AM, Charles Marcus <cmar...@media-brokers.com> > wrote: > > > > On 9/4/2014 9:35 PM, Stefan Arentz <ste...@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. >
