Olaf Fraczyk wrote: > On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 14:16 +0530, JOYDEEP wrote: > >> Olaf Fraczyk wrote: >> >>> On Tue, 2007-04-03 at 12:27 +0530, JOYDEEP wrote: >>> >>> >>>> Dear list, >>>> >>>> after implementing the imaps , I need to configure sieve to start STARTTLS. >>>> >>>> sivtest -a aftab -u aftab linux.kolkatainfoservices.in -m LOGIN -t >>>> "" >>>> >>>> is working well. is there any config file for sieve so that I can force >>>> sieve to start STARTTLS ? bcoz I am using sieve from a web-based email >>>> client called felamimail. >>>> >>>> >>> Man, sending the same message 3 times will not help you to get an >>> answer. Just opposite - people will start ignoring you. >>> >>> Read some book about SSL TLS etc. If you want to use it, you need to >>> understand it a little. >>> How do you want to force a server to "start STARTTLS"? It's not server's >>> job. Read the previous mails about imaps. >>> >>> >> sorry to say that I have not found any solution yet :-( >> > > Briefly (not technically 100% accurate :): > 1. SSL/TLS - you get secure connection from beginning. Both client and > server must know that SSL is to be used before a connection is made. > 2. STARTTLS - you use normal connection. At some point the __client__ > decides that it wants to secure the traffic. So the client issues > STARTTLS and negotiates secure connection. The server needs to support > this (the client either knows it from elsewhere or is told about this > fact by server earlier). Look at http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc3207 (it > is about SMTP over TLS but it describes the basic idea). > 3. If you have a server that is unable to do point 1. you may use > stunnel. But the client side needs to support this too. > > Thanks a lot for the clarification. > Regards, > > Olaf > > ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html
