On 10/16/17 14:50, Viktor Dukhovni wrote:
> On Mon, Oct 16, 2017 at 02:00:00PM -0400, Phil Stracchino wrote:
> 
>> On 10/16/17 13:34, cac...@quantum-equities.com wrote:
>>> Anyone have handy the openssl commands to generate my own key and cert
>>> for Postfix?
>>
>> Have you considered using letsencrypt instead of a self-signed key that
>> many sites may reject as untrusted?
> 
> The word "reject" is out of place here.  TLS is opportunistic in
> MTA-to-MTA SMTP, and absent explicit security policy to the
> contrary, delivery proceeds despite lack of trusted certificates.

You're completely correct, I forgot that Postfix really doesn't use
certificates in the same way that other services do.


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