The instructions for ports/mail/imap-uw tell you that "make cert" generates certs that are self-signed and warns you that it is better to get "real" certs but doesn't explain how to do that. Any suggestions?

The long version...

I install the port and then do "make cert" to make the certs:

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/ # cd /usr/ports/mail/imap-uw/
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/ports/mail/imap-uw # make cert
Generating a 1024 bit RSA private key
...............................++++++
............++++++
writing new private key to '/usr/local/certs/imapd.pem'
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You are about to be asked to enter information that will be incorporated
[...much later...]
MD5 Fingerprint=09:88:5C:19:6A:3F:3A:F5:44:65:82:60:56:5A:B0:72
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/ports/mail/imap-uw # cd /usr/local/certs/
[EMAIL PROTECTED]:/usr/local/certs # ls
imapd.pem       ipop3d.pem

Where is the .csr file to submit? Every document that explains the process says that self-signed certs are insecure and recommends getting a real cert, but never tells you how to do that.

Sorry, I'm relatively new to email certs. (https certs give me none of these troubles! :-) )

Thanks in advance,
Tom Limoncelli

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