Re: SSL configuration for pop3 and imap v/s SSH on client

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From: Frederic Faure
Date: Tue, 15 May 2001 16:19

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On Fri, 11 May 2001 01:15:06 GMT, Sunil Shukla <sunil@tufan.com>
wrote:
>       I am primarily looking to provide Secure services for POP3 and
>IMAP the idea behind it is that communication between server and client is
>encrypted. One of the way is using SSL services for POP3 and IMAP and was wondering if
>anybody had successfully implemented it.   
> I have also heard that POP3 and IMAP communication can be secured
>using SSH and was wondering anybody has any idea about it.

Either run a POP/IMAP server that supports SSL natively (ie. with no
add-on utility) such as Courier IMAP or qpopper 4, or run a standard
IMAP/POP server along with an SSL wrapper such as sslwrap, stunnel, or
SSH, which will redirect the flow to the mail server.

The same applies to clients: Either run one that supports SSL natively
such as Outlook, OutlookExpress, Netscape, or Eudora 5.1, or run a
local SSL wrapper (provided the client lets you specify the port
number it should connect to locally.)

FF.

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