Re: INBOX-Path parameters

Hi Chris,

On Sat, 27 Jan 2007, Chris Wilson wrote:
> Hi Ross,
>> Is there an undocumented Setup-Configuration inbox-path 
>> parameter of /NOTLS in Pine ver 4.64?  Or any version?
>> I cannot find any reference in Pine docs. I am told /NOTLS 
>> eliminates the "INSECURE" notice at the password login prompt 
>> when a server does not support TLS. I tried it, & it does not 
>> work for me.
>> Does it do anything, is it potentially a problem?

> Yes, there is such an option, it does work, but it doesn't do 
> what you think it does. In fact, it's almost the reverse - it 
> forces NO TLS encryption (on a standard SMTP/POP3/IMAP 
> connection on ports 25/110/143) and therefore almost guarantees 
> that you WILL see the [INSECURE] prompt, since you have forced 
> your connection to be insecure.

I am glad to read I am not going crazy. I was not aware it 
existed, I need it not, but was told what it did from a user with 
a problem seeing the INSECURE notice. I thank you for confirming 
my suspicions, as the experimental use on one of my systems 
proved as you say. I cannot understand how the use of /NOTLS 
eliminates the INSECURE notice on the users system as he reports.

> I don't know if any way to disable that [INSECURE] prompt, 
> other than to use TLS or SSL, sorry.

Not a problem for me. I prefer the notice of warning, that is 
what it is for.

> Cheers, Chris.
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Thanks Again!

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RossARR
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