Re: imap and pop over ssl

From: Andrzej Blaszczyk (Andrzej.Blaszczykat_private)
Date: Tue Oct 19 1999 - 00:30:53 PDT

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    Hi Jan,
    
    Try Celo SSR Communicator. I am just testing it and think that it could
    help. It creates strong encrypted SSL connection for nearly any TCP service
    so I think there should be no problem with running it on your pop/imap
    servers.
    
    rgds,
    
    Andrzej Blaszczyk
    Product & Project Division
    ATM S.A.
    tel.: +48 22 5156170
    
    
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Jan B. Koum <jkbat_private>
    To: <firewall-wizardsat_private>
    Sent: Monday, October 18, 1999 12:49 AM
    Subject: imap and pop over ssl
    
    
    > I am thinking of switching over people who pop their email from outside
    > the company lan to SSL. I know that some mail readers do pop over SSL
    > and some do imap over SSL (some also do both and some do none).
    >
    > [Maybe in the long run will have everyone do SSL, even internal users]
    >
    > I would like hear people's experience in doing this. Did you have to
    > standardize on a single mail reader? What sofware are you using for the
    > server? How many users are you serving (IOW: do you have enough CPU to do
    > crypto on the fly for many users).
    >
    > Feel free to reply to me only and I'll summarize. Thanks,
    >
    > -- Yan
    >
    



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