* On 2002.06.04, in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, * "Dan Boger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Tue, Jun 04, 2002 at 11:55:28AM -0500, David Champion wrote: > > > needed for connecting securely to servers that don't accept connections > > > on the imaps port, but instead support the STARTTLS extension on the > > > normal imap port. You can likely disable this feature with "set > > > ssl_starttls=no". > > > > Yes, exactly -- it should never use SSL when told not to, but setting > > ssl_starttls is equivalent to telling mutt to use TLS when available. > > you mean it should always use SSL unless not told to, right?
No, I don't care to stake an opinion on what the default should be. I only mean that it should never use SSL when instructed not to use SSL. > I still can't think of a single reason (aside from testing) that you > will prefer the plaintext over SSL, by default. I can, but I don't care to get into it. I've already lost too many precious days of my life to arguing about such trivialities as whether John Ashcroft knows that snake-oil salesmen and fraudulent junta commandos are offering me an ill-gained Nigerian fortunes and extensions to my manhood. -- -D. [EMAIL PROTECTED] NSIT University of Chicago
