[Pine-info] INBOX-Path parameters

[Ross]

Hi Chris,

On Sat, 27 Jan 2007, Chris Wilson wrote:

> Hi Ross,

>> Is there an undocumented Setup-Configuration inbox-path 

>> parameter of /NOTLS in Pine ver 4.64?  Or any version?

>> I cannot find any reference in Pine docs. I am told /NOTLS 

>> eliminates the "INSECURE" notice at the password login prompt 

>> when a server does not support TLS. I tried it, & it does not 

>> work for me.

>> Does it do anything, is it potentially a problem?



> Yes, there is such an option, it does work, but it doesn't do 

> what you think it does. In fact, it's almost the reverse - it 

> forces NO TLS encryption (on a standard SMTP/POP3/IMAP 

> connection on ports 25/110/143) and therefore almost guarantees 

> that you WILL see the [INSECURE] prompt, since you have forced 

> your connection to be insecure.


I am glad to read I am not going crazy. I was not aware it 
existed, I need it not, but was told what it did from a user with 
a problem seeing the INSECURE notice. I thank you for confirming 
my suspicions, as the experimental use on one of my systems 
proved as you say. I cannot understand how the use of /NOTLS 
eliminates the INSECURE notice on the users system as he reports.


> I don't know if any way to disable that [INSECURE] prompt, 

> other than to use TLS or SSL, sorry.


Not a problem for me. I prefer the notice of warning, that is 
what it is for.


> Cheers, Chris.

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Thanks Again!

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RossARR
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