SMTP Encryption Extension

Mike Michael.Johnson at mejl.com
Wed Nov 5 03:08:35 PST 1997



Eric Murray wrote:
>There's a port defined for SMTP-over-SSL:
>ssmtp           465/tcp    ssmtp
>(from the IANA assigned port numbers document of feb '97)

No, there isn't. The port 465 has been revoked. See
<http://www.imc.org/draft-hoffman-smtp-ssl> for the current SMTP encryption
draft. It seems that port 25 will be reused with encryption.

Now, everybody please start implementing this draft and we'll soon have
secure mail. I'm already working on a DOS 8086 version for the HP 200LX.



Mike.







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