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Re: Mutt: failure to check server certificate in SMTP TLS connection


From: dave b <db.pub.mail () gmail com>
Date: Tue, 8 Mar 2011 21:27:45 +1100

Actually it doesn't seem like switching the configuration 'fixes' the issue.

If I have

set smtp_url = "smtps://testme () lola com"
set ssl_starttls = yes
set ssl_force_tls = yes

It _still_ connects to the 'incorrect server' fine(I expect it to
connect to lola.com and it connects to gmail's smtp server which
presents a certificate which is not valid for lola.com ... so mutt
should disconnect!).

If I have

set smtp_url = "smtps://testme () lola com:587"
set ssl_starttls = yes
set ssl_force_tls = yes

mutt is unable to connect.

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