Using ssl to send e mail instead of tls

[Alex Chejlyk]

Thomas Spuhler wrote:
> I have a problem with my outside salesmen to send e-mail though the corporate 
> server and so do I with my home e-mail when I am traveling.
> Most hotels provide free highspeed web access. Downloading e-mail with 
> Thunderbird is no problem and in many cases sending e-mail though the 
> corporate server is no problem either.
> I am using TLS for secure connection.
> However more and more hotel block this. I can still send e-mail with no secure 
> connection (Uhhhh password in plain)
>
> Which ports are used for tls secure connection? Thunderbird says port 25, 
> but ...
> Is there a way to configure kolab to use ssl and therefore the port would be 
> 465?
> This may wouldn't be blocked?
>
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I set Thunderbird to use SSL (imap 993, smtp 465) and it has worked in 
all places but one.
If that doesn't work, you could setup WebMail. I use SquirrelMail and 
run it in a vm, easily done with vmplayer and the Debian vm image. Sets 
up in about 30 minutes.

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Cheers, Alex C.