Re: How to set up a secure POP3 (pop3s) server, using stunnel

From: Jorey Bump (devnull@joreybump.com)
Date: 01/24/03


From: Jorey Bump <devnull@joreybump.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Jan 2003 20:14:37 GMT

Jem Berkes <jb@users.pc9.org> wrote in
news:Xns92F77E1F72771jbuserspc9@205.200.16.73:

> I've written a short document that describes how to set up a secure
> POP3 (pop3s) server, using stunnel to provide an SSL layer for the
> plaintext server.
>
> http://www.pc9.org/guides/secure_pop3.html
>
> There is a lot of detail left out in my short 'guide' but I hope to
> provide enough background to help someone get a working installation.
> Any comments, criticisms, suggestions for improvement are very much
> appreciated.

Note that using stunnel will break some pop-before-smtp setups, as all
connections to the POP3 daemon originate from localhost, so the user's
remote IP address is no longer available. If you want encrypted connections
*and* pop-before-smtp, use a POP3 server that supports SSL (like UW-IMAP).
 



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