Re: What imap ssl/auth settings work best with MS Outlook?

2021-04-29 Thread Adi Pircalabu
On 29-04-2021 23:08, @lbutlr wrote: On 29 Apr 2021, at 03:22, Steve Dondley wrote: I am totally unfamiliar with Exchange servers. What do they offer, exactly, that dovecot/postfix does not (besides a revenue stream for MS)? A monthly stipend to Microsoft? (I think they actuallyy do offer som

Re: What imap ssl/auth settings work best with MS Outlook?

2021-04-29 Thread Jerry
On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 09:51:13 -0400, Steve Dondley stated: >On 2021-04-29 09:40 AM, Steve Dondley wrote: >>> I am using Outlook without any problems what so ever. >>> >>> It sounds to me like you are setting up Outlook to use port 465. In >>> the >>> setup screen, set the port to either "25" or "5

Re: What imap ssl/auth settings work best with MS Outlook?

2021-04-29 Thread Steve Dondley
On 2021-04-29 09:40 AM, Steve Dondley wrote: I am using Outlook without any problems what so ever. It sounds to me like you are setting up Outlook to use port 465. In the setup screen, set the port to either "25" or "587". I am using "587" with "starttls" Your "incoming mail port" will depend

Re: What imap ssl/auth settings work best with MS Outlook?

2021-04-29 Thread Steve Dondley
I am using Outlook without any problems what so ever. It sounds to me like you are setting up Outlook to use port 465. In the setup screen, set the port to either "25" or "587". I am using "587" with "starttls" Your "incoming mail port" will depend on how you have Dovecot configured. I use por

Re: What imap ssl/auth settings work best with MS Outlook?

2021-04-29 Thread @lbutlr
On 29 Apr 2021, at 05:57, Jerry wrote: > It sounds to me like you are setting up Outlook to use port 465. In the > setup screen, set the port to either "25" or "587". I am using "587" > with "starttls" Your "incoming mail port" will depend on how you have > Dovecot configured. I use port "143" wit

Re: What imap ssl/auth settings work best with MS Outlook?

2021-04-29 Thread @lbutlr
On 29 Apr 2021, at 03:22, Steve Dondley wrote: > I am totally unfamiliar with Exchange servers. What do they offer, exactly, > that dovecot/postfix does not (besides a revenue stream for MS)? A monthly stipend to Microsoft? (I think they actuallyy do offer some useful tools for things like meet

Re: Installation Question: Is a web server required ?

2021-04-29 Thread @lbutlr
On 29 Apr 2021, at 01:23, justina colmena ~biz wrote: > POP3 is the better and more efficient protocol for clients who simply want to > download email messages to their desktop once and for all so they don't need > to keep accessing the server over and over again to read the same old > messages

Re: What imap ssl/auth settings work best with MS Outlook?

2021-04-29 Thread Jerry
On Thu, 29 Apr 2021 05:22:45 -0400, Steve Dondley stated: >On 2021-04-29 01:45 AM, @lbutlr wrote: >> On 28 Apr 2021, at 12:49, Steve Dondley wrote: >>> I repeatedly have a hell of a time getting clients' Outlook >>> software working well with Dovecot. It's hard for me to test myself >>> since I

Re: What imap ssl/auth settings work best with MS Outlook?

2021-04-29 Thread Tim Dickson
On 29/04/2021 10:22, Steve Dondley wrote: On 2021-04-29 01:45 AM, @lbutlr wrote: On 28 Apr 2021, at 12:49, Steve Dondley wrote: I repeatedly have a hell of a time getting clients' Outlook software working well with Dovecot. It's hard for me to test myself since I don't have Outlook and it wou

Re: What imap ssl/auth settings work best with MS Outlook?

2021-04-29 Thread Steve Dondley
On 2021-04-29 01:45 AM, @lbutlr wrote: On 28 Apr 2021, at 12:49, Steve Dondley wrote: I repeatedly have a hell of a time getting clients' Outlook software working well with Dovecot. It's hard for me to test myself since I don't have Outlook and it would be impossible to keep up with all the d

Re: Installation Question: Is a web server required ?

2021-04-29 Thread justina colmena ~biz
On Wednesday, April 28, 2021 9:41:17 PM AKDT @lbutlr wrote: > On 28 Apr 2021, at 11:28, White, Daniel E. (GSFC-770.0)[NICS] wrote: > > only be accessed by POP3(s)/IMAP(s > > There is no reason to support POP3 on a new mail service. IMAP is suppserior > in every way, both for the user and for the