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faq:ssl [2011/05/29 13:56] – Document changes made for POPFile 1.1.2 release xuesheng | faq:ssl [2011/08/24 12:05] – POPFile 1.1.2 for Windows uses Net_SSLeay from bribes repository xuesheng | ||
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The good news is: Yes, you can use POPFile over SSL connections! | The good news is: Yes, you can use POPFile over SSL connections! | ||
- | POPFile 0.22.0 (or later) can make SSL connections to mail servers if some optional Perl and %%OpenSSL%% components are installed. For Windows systems all of these optional SSL files can be downloaded | + | POPFile 0.22.0 (or later) can make SSL connections to mail servers if some optional Perl and %%OpenSSL%% components are installed. |
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+ | For Windows systems all of these optional SSL files will either | ||
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==== POPFile 1.1.2 (or later) ==== | ==== POPFile 1.1.2 (or later) ==== | ||
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- | ^NOTE: POPFile 1.1.2 has not been released yet (Release Candidate 0 was made available on 29 May 2011)^ | ||
The Windows installer for POPFile 1.1.2 (or later) automatically installs the necessary SSL Support files so all that needs to be done to use SSL with POP3 accounts is to change the username in your email client to '' | The Windows installer for POPFile 1.1.2 (or later) automatically installs the necessary SSL Support files so all that needs to be done to use SSL with POP3 accounts is to change the username in your email client to '' | ||
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- | ==== POPFile 1.0.0 (or later) | + | ==== POPFile 1.0.0 to 1.1.1 ==== |
- | The Windows | + | The Windows |
SSL support can be also be added or updated after installation by using the " | SSL support can be also be added or updated after installation by using the " | ||
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Although the 0.22.3 and 0.22.4 installers offer the option to download and install the SSL Support files the files they download are no longer compatible with POPFile. If you use this installer option POPFile' | Although the 0.22.3 and 0.22.4 installers offer the option to download and install the SSL Support files the files they download are no longer compatible with POPFile. If you use this installer option POPFile' | ||
- | If you want to use SSL with POPFile 0.22.3 or 0.22.4 then you should use version 0.2.1 (or later) of the [[http:// | + | If you want to use SSL with POPFile 0.22.3 or 0.22.4 then you should use version 0.2.1 (or later) of the [[http:// |
* **Note:** The SSL Support files which are downloaded from the University of Winnipeg have been updated several times since POPFile 0.22.3 and 0.22.4 were released so it is important that an up-to-date version of the POPFile SSL Setup wizard is used to patch the SSL files. | * **Note:** The SSL Support files which are downloaded from the University of Winnipeg have been updated several times since POPFile 0.22.3 and 0.22.4 were released so it is important that an up-to-date version of the POPFile SSL Setup wizard is used to patch the SSL files. | ||
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==== POPFile 0.22.0, 0.22.1 and 0.22.2 ==== | ==== POPFile 0.22.0, 0.22.1 and 0.22.2 ==== | ||
- | The Windows installers for 0.22.0, 0.22.1 and 0.22.2 cannot download the necessary SSL Support components so a separate [[http:// | + | The Windows installers for 0.22.0, 0.22.1 and 0.22.2 cannot download the necessary SSL Support components so a separate [[http:// |
POPFile 0.22.0, 0.22.1 and 0.22.2 require old versions of the SSL Support files which are compatible with the minimal Perl used by POPFile so the SSL Setup wizard installs old SSL files instead of downloading and patching the current SSL files. | POPFile 0.22.0, 0.22.1 and 0.22.2 require old versions of the SSL Support files which are compatible with the minimal Perl used by POPFile so the SSL Setup wizard installs old SSL files instead of downloading and patching the current SSL files. | ||
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- IO:: | - IO:: | ||
- | - Net::SSLeay (ppm install http:// | + | - Net::SSLeay (ppm install http:// |
- %%OpenSSL%% (should install automatically with above packages) | - %%OpenSSL%% (should install automatically with above packages) | ||
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