Re: Problem sending mail via SMTP and sendmail

David J. Weller-Fahy writes:

> I am attempting to figure out which (if any) email program is going to
> replace mutt (as I see the need to simplify my life ;).  Right now, I'm
> trying cone and alpine, but am having a problem sending mail using cone.
> 
> Settings...
>       Outgoing SMTP Server: mx.weller-fahy.com:587/novalidate-cert
>     SMTP userid (optional): dave
>                             [ ] Don't send SMTP password in clear text
>                             [ ] Send mail via main acct (if available)
>                             [X] Use SMTP tunneled over SSL

This is wrong. Port 587 is not SSL-encrypted. Port 587 is virtually the same 
as port 25 -- nonencrypted SMTP, with a possibility of STARTTLS, if 
supported by the mail server.

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