Re: mailfront on IPv6

Scott Gifford <[email protected]> Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:04:41 -0400
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On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 1:10 AM, John R. Levine <[email protected]> wrote:

>  I don't think this answers the original question -- would this
>> capability be used by anything other than STARTTLS?
>>
> [ ... ]

>
> Also remember there's two models of TLS, there's STARTTLS in mid-session on
> port 25, or TLS at open time on port 465.


Certainly true, but the port 465 TLS at open-time model is easy, sslserver
and mailfront can already do that with no changes or patches.  If only
STARTTLS wasn't so widely used, our lives would be very slightly easier.
 :-)

------Scott.

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On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 1:10 AM, John R. Levine <span dir=3D"ltr">&lt;<a hr=
ef=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><div c=
lass=3D"gmail_quote"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 =
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<div class=3D"im"><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .=
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I don&#39;t think this answers the original question -- would this<br>
capability be used by anything other than STARTTLS?<br>
</blockquote>
</div></blockquote><div>[ ... ]=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" s=
tyle=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex;">
<br>
Also remember there&#39;s two models of TLS, there&#39;s STARTTLS in mid-se=
ssion on port 25, or TLS at open time on port 465.</blockquote><div><br></d=
iv><div>Certainly true, but the port 465 TLS at open-time model is easy, ss=
lserver and mailfront can already do that with no changes or patches. =A0If=
 only STARTTLS wasn&#39;t so widely used, our lives would be very slightly =
easier. =A0:-)<br>

</div><div><br></div><div>------Scott.</div><div><br></div></div>

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