[Pine-info] new member but not a new user has some questions

[loninappleton]

The TLS instruction didn't work.

Error message reads:

   Unable to negotiate TLS on this server.

I figured as much.  :-/


lon



On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, loninappleton wrote:


>

> On Wed, 24 Jan 2007, Steve Hubert wrote:

>

>> On Sun, 21 Jan 2007, loninappleton wrote:

>>

>>>  I'm trying to get rid of screen prompts which say

>>>

>>>     HOST pop.myisp.net [INSECURE] user:myusername Enter Password

>> 

>> I don't know the answer to your questions but I thought I'd throw in some 

>> information about "INSECURE". That is just a warning to you that your 

>> password will be send unencrypted over the network. Probably the reason for 

>> this in your case is that you have "NOTLS" in your configuration. When TLS 

>> is used the entire conversation, including the password, will be encrypted.

>> 

>> If you ISP supports IMAP you might be happier using that instead of POP.

>> 

>> Steve

>> 

>

> Hi Steve,

>

>  I have no faith in the ISP since it was sold to an out of town phone

> company.  I will be moving to a service which I consider more

> approachable at the end of my contract.  I think I broached the question

> of IMAP service before and they said it cost more money for those buying

> webspace and such.  But my memory is not that good.  If I could just

> flip it, I probably would.

>

>

>  The only thing that seems to work is the NOTLS code on this service.

> Any little change I make throws the program off.

>

>  However, I will try it.

>

>

>  Can I ask if Alpine solves any of these issues?  While I know it's

> slightly OT I think there should be an easier way for civilians

> such as myself to be able to change an OS without being so totally

> in the dark.

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