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Re: [PATCH 2/4] git-imap-send: Add support for SSL.

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AMAbhijit Menon-Sen <ams@toroid.org>
Date
Jul 9, 2008, 02:28 UTC
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<20080709022839.GA4989@toroid.org>
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At 2008-07-08 16:20:19 -0700, gitster@pobox.com wrote:
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> > -    Port = 143
> > +    Port = 993
> > +    sslverify = false
> >  ..........................
> 
> Don't we also want to keep a vanilla configuration in the example, or
> is imaps the norm and unencrypted imap is exception these days?

The norm is IMAP+STARTTLS on port 143, not IMAPS on port 993. The latter is also widely deployed for compatibility with older clients, but it is non-standard and its use isn't exactly encouraged.

-- ams
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  1. 2/4 git-imap-send: Add support for SSL.Robert Shearman, Jul 8, 2008
  2. Junio C HamanoJul 8, 2008
  3. Abhijit Menon-SenJul 9, 2008
  4. Rob ShearmanJul 9, 2008
  5. Junio C HamanoJul 9, 2008
  6. Josh TriplettJul 9, 2008
  7. Rob ShearmanJul 9, 2008
  8. Jeff KingJul 10, 2008

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