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.Mac does ssl?
Authored by: sjonke on Jun 30, '05 11:17:35AM

I have .Mac and use email with it, but if in Mail.app I check the "Use ssl" checkbox (Advanced tab), then I just get an error on the account saying the connection on port 993 was refused. If I uncheck it, it works. Does ssl really work for others with .Mac? If so, what am I doing wrong?

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.Mac does ssl?
Authored by: joey03 on Jun 30, '05 11:22:06AM

You're right. SSL only works for SMTP (sending mail) on .Mac, but not for POP (receiving mail).



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.Mac does ssl?
Authored by: diamondsw on Jun 30, '05 03:33:29PM

dot-Mac and SSL works just fine for both POP and SMTP here, using default settings.



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No SSL for IMAP
Authored by: extra88 on Jun 30, '05 10:30:48PM
The hint is in the error. You're using IMAP (yay!) and port 993 is for IMAP over SSL. Apparently .Mac supports using SSL with POP but not IMAP (boo!).

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No SSL for IMAP
Authored by: tehpeh on Jun 30, '05 11:09:52PM

Strange. .Mac IMAP with SSL works for me.



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