On Thu, 2 Apr 2015 11:57:26 +0300 Gevisz <gev...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Thu, 2 Apr 2015 03:52:40 -0400 "Walter Dnes" > <waltd...@waltdnes.org> wrote: > > > On Wed, Apr 01, 2015 at 08:19:45PM +0300, Gevisz wrote > > > > > So, I am using Claws Mail that downloads e-mails from several > > > google mail accounts (all are mine :) and about once or twice > > > in a month get into the situation when Claws asks me to verify > > > and change the google certificates, first in one direction and > > > soon after that (usually during the next downloading of my > > > e-mails) > > > - in another. > > > ... > > > > The 2 servers probably have different certificates, which is why > > you get this behaviour. I suggest going into "apk mode" and > > putting an entry into your hosts file <G>, like... > > > > 173.194.192.108 pop.gmail.com > > > > This will force your system to always use the same server, and > > avoid the re-validation every time you hit the other server from > > the one you used the previous time. > > Thank you for your advice. Added that line to my /etc/hosts file. > After that Claws asked to verify the google certificate once again, > but I hope that that was the last time this month and that that > madness with google certificates finally ends. (Because in the last 2 > days this situation repeated at least 20 or more times.) > >
By looking at the screenshoots that is >=claws-mail-3.10.x (I think that is the version when it got support for validating certificate chains)? There is a option in Configuration > Edit Accounts ... then for every account you have "SSL" options, you can check to accept "unknown valid certificates" so it will do it automatically, won't ask if there is a new certificate and it is valid.
