Re: Security for mail on the road

[GV <kpkp_(_at_)_gmx_(_dot_)_net>]

it was myself having the problems. In any case, if you have the time to 
give also a try with Bill's HOWTO I'm more than happy to contribute with 
my little but unfortunately, unsuccessful experience. Could well be that 
I was doing something wrong and couldn't figure it out!

William Ahern wrote:
> On Sun, Aug 31, 2003 at 02:36:31PM -0400, Chuck Yerkes wrote:
> <snip> 
>
> > 8.12 lets you be sure that you're using TLS before it does the
> > SMTP-AUTH (there's no mandate of order - TLS before auth - in the
> > RFCs), so you could use cleartext passwds safely.
> >
> > Ideally, you'd generate CERTs for the laptop and use that trusted/
> > known certificate for proof that it's you.
> >
> > I don't know where setup of that is documented.
> >
> > Anyone?
>
>
> I posted a HOWTO a week or so ago. Somebody else was having
> trouble w/ the instructions. Check the archives. Maybe somebody
> else can go through it and find the spot 'causing trouble.
> Though, follow the instructions *before* you do any of the SASL
> stuff. I've never used SASL, 'cause the TLS authentication was easier
> to setup and so I don't know how/whether SASL configuration could
> effect my TLS authentication instructions.
>
> - Bill