On Sun, Mar 18, 2001 at 05:04:02PM +0100, William Leese wrote: > knowing basically nothing about imap and ssl where would i look first to see > if this is suitable and how it can be used? check to see if they have the imap-ssl port open (i don't know it offhand) or the pop3-ssl... they probably don't. > the connection is pretty solid, however i'm going to have to switch ISPs in a > month (same cable network, different service provider), and I've heard they > are far less reliable. I'm forced to switch providers because this one, will > stop its consumer services in May. probably to comply with the Suck Law, where every ISP must suck donkey balls. > I doubt I do, there was nothing mentioned of this when i signed up. Also, > same problem as above, I have no clue what the change of providers will bring. > > This leaves imap over ssl, can this always be done regardless of what > services my ISP provides? no they must cooperate, which means your screwed. i recommend running your own mailserver or getting a host to do it. most isps can't seem to route mail worth a damn anyway. -- Ethan Benson http://www.alaska.net/~erbenson/
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