Try "/notls", instead of "/novalidate-cert". It goes in direct contact with the server name--that is: no space. On Mon, 7 Apr 2003, Mike Keithley wrote: > I am using the binary-Slackware package of Pine 4.44 with the Slackware 8.1 > distribution. Because aol blocks my IP address when using sendmail > (another issue), I'm using attbi's smtp server as specified in .pinerc. > > When sending messages, I get this warning message at least once: > > [beginning of warning message] > There was a failure validating the SSL/TLS certificate for the server > > mail.attbi.com > > The reason for the failure was > > self signed certificate in certificate chain (details) > > We have not verified the identity of your server. If you ignore this > certificate validation problem and continue, you could end up connecting > to an imposter server. > > If the certificate validation failure was expected and permanent you may > avoid seeing this warning message in the future by adding the option > > /novalidate-cert > > to the name of the folder you attempted to access. > [End of warning message] > > The cursor is positioned on "details" and when I hit enter here I get this > message: > > [beginning of message] > Host given by user: > > mail.attbi.com > > Reason for failure: > > self signed certificate in certificate chain > > Certificate being verified: > > /C=US/O=RSA Data Security, Inc./OU=Secure Server Certification Authority > > [end of message] > > I can type "y" and the message is sent successfully. It seems this message > appears the first time I send a message in a pine session and does not > appear again until I quit Pine and start it up again. > > What can I do about this? > > I tried putting the /novalidate-cert switch in the .pinerc line with the > smtp server name but, of course, this didn't work. I talked to nice > comcast customer-support people but they know only about Outlook but > suggest it is likely a security problem in Pine. Would Pine need to be > using SSL? > > Any help is appreciated. > > TIA > > > > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup at braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup >
