Re: SSL Sending via IMAP Configuration?

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From: Steven (Steven_at_discussions.microsoft.com)
Date: 01/05/05 

Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2005 09:37:03 -0800

The option to use TLS becomes available on the server end once you install a
certificate on the SMTP virtual server (an x509 certificate enables TLS once
installed).

Outlook Express does support using SSL through SMTP. Go to the mail
accounts Advanced tab and check "This server requires a secure connection
(SSL)".

"Ed" wrote:

>
> I have my IMAP client working using Netscape Imap and also a Palm
> Pilot using VersaMail. I noticed that I am using TLS but couldn't get
> SSL to work.
>
> What is the difference between TLS and SSL? I couldn't get Outlook
> Express to work possibly because it doesn't offer TLS?????
>
> Any suggestions?
>
> Ed
>
>
> On Mon, 03 Jan 2005 16:56:14 -0500, "Rich Matheisen [MVP]"
> <richnews@rmcons.com.NOSPAM.COM> wrote:
>
> >Ed <google2@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >>I'm trying to configure Exchange2003 to be able to send emails from
> >>outside IPs using IMAP with SSL. I can receive IMAP mail over SSL no
> >>problem. I don't want to use any VPNs for this if possible.
> >
> >Since IMAP is a client protocol, used to receive messages from a
> >mailbox, it seems that you've accomplished what you want to do.
> >
> >If you want an IMAP client to SEND messages then you'll be using SMTP
> >to do that and the choices are made at the client, not the server. All
> >the server needs is an installed x.509v3 certificate on the SMTP
> >virtual server. With that done, the STARTTLS and TLS keywords are
> >advertised in the response to the EHLO command from the client.
> >
> >>Has anyone have any Exchange configuration settings to allow outside
> >>IP's (like home users DSL) to be able to send IMAP email over SSL?
> >
> >You don't send "imap mai", you send SMTP mail.
>
>

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