Re: Outlook 2003 IMAP SSL

From: Jeff Stephenson [MSFT] (stephenson_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 12/09/04 

Date: Thu, 9 Dec 2004 11:22:25 -0800

If the clean install doesn't work, post back and let's try trouble-shooting
the problem. 

-- 
Jeff Stephenson
Outlook Development
This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no rights
On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 13:32:35 -0500, Jim Webber wrote:
> What I mean by "continues to poll the server" is it continues to attempt
> to retrieve messages without getting any.  If I remove SSL and use
> standard IMAP, is works great.  Yes, the server supports SSL.  I have
> tried successfully using SSL with Thunderbird, The BAT, and Outlook
> Express. 
> 
> I am going to try a clean install of Outlook 2003 and see if I get the
> same issue.  Thanks for your reply. 
> 
> "Jeff Stephenson [MSFT]" <stephenson@online.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message news:kp59gvcchgaj$.dlg@jeff.stephenson.microsoft.com...
>> What do you mean "continues to poll the server"?  Are you getting any
>> messages?  Are you sure that the server supports SSL?  A recent change
>> in the IMAP standards has left Outlook non-compliant in the area of
>> SSL, which is now supposed to be supported through something called
>> "STARTTLS" rather than the older SSL mechanism that Outlook uses, so
>> that could be part of the problem.  Does Outlook Express work? 
>> 
>> -- 
>> Jeff Stephenson
>> Outlook Development
>> This posting is provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confers no
rights
>>
>> On Tue, 07 Dec 2004 07:18:01 -0500, Jim Webber wrote:
>>
>>> I am using Outlook as and IMAP client.  When I try to use it configured
>>> as IMAP SSL, Outlook just continues to poll the server and eventually
>>> freezes.  I have tried other email clients and they work fine.  From
>>> doing some research, this seems to be a known issue, but does anyone
>>> know of a fix.  Thanks.
>>>
>>> Jim

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