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Re: Mutt: SSL Certificate check ... SASL



From: peter@easthope.ca
Date: Sat, 01 Mar 2014 07:59:02 -0800
> cPanel instructions for configuring the email client.
> "Secure SSL/TLS Settings
> (Recommended)
> Username: 	peter[at]easthope.ca
> Password: 	Use the email account's password.
> Incoming Server: 	ccx.websitewelcome.com
>     IMAP: Port 993
>     POP3: Port 995
> Outgoing Server: 	ccx.websitewelcome.com
>     SMTP: Port 465
> Authentication is required for IMAP, POP3, and SMTP."

Fortunately Marc Haber was following Pkg-exim4-users.

Marc Haber mh+pkg-exim4-users at zugschlus.de
Fri Mar 14 07:48:57 UTC 2014
> The MX for websitewelcome.com seems to listen on Port 587, offers
> STARTTLS and AUTH PLAIN. I'd guess that setting dc_smarthost to
> websitewelcome.com::587 is going to work. They're using exim as well,
> btw.

Marc Haber mh+pkg-exim4-users at zugschlus.de
Tue Mar 18 07:56:46 UTC 2014
> It [STARTTLS, port 587] is also the recommended way to have a 
> MUA connect to an MTA with authentication.

That solved the problem.  Port 465, which the ISP mentioned, is 
for the older tls-on-connect protocol.  They also support STARTTLS  
but didn't mention it or port 587 in instructions.

Regards,              ... Peter E.

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