Recipe 8.13 Securing POP/IMAP with SSL and Evolution
8.13.1 Problem
You want to read mail on a POP or IMAP
mail server securely, using Evolution. The mail server supports SSL.
8.13.2 Solution
In the Evolution menu Tools/Mail Settings/Edit/Receiving
Mail , check "Use secure connection
(SSL)".The default ports for IMAP and POP
over SSL are 993 and 995, respectively. If your server uses a
non-standard port, specify it.If you're having problems establishing the
connection, you can test it. [Recipe 8.10]
8.13.3 Discussion
Evolution on
Red Hat 8.0 does not appear to check
any pre-installed trusted certificates automatically. As it
encounters certificates, it will store them in
~/evolution/cert7.db. This file is not ASCII
text, so adding certificates is not easy; you'll
need the program
certutil.
8.13.4 See Also
certutil is found at http://www.mozilla.org/projects/security/pki/nss/tools/certutill.
Additional discussion is found at http://lists.ximian.com/archives/public/evolution/2001-November/014351l.