On Thursday 08 October 2020 01:55:36 am Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Anno domini 2020 Wed, 7 Oct 23:34:34 -0700
William Morder via tde-users scripsit:
On Wednesday 07 October 2020 23:07:55 Dr. Nikolaus Klepp wrote:
Anno domini 2020 Wed, 7 Oct 16:32:12 -0700
William Morder via tde-users scripsit:
I believe it was Michael who wrote this memorable line, which immediately got
my attention:
POP through an always present SSH tunnel.
that an ssh tunnel would be the way, but how to do it?
No offense Nik, your somewhereelse anthology left me a bit confused, attached is a filtered bash script I use to maintain the SSH tunnel. In my use case, I’m always connected to the server anyway, so adding the tunnel just made sense.
My KMail setup is (change whatever you need to for your specific mail setup):
Menu >> Settings >> Configure, Accounts
Receiving, Add, Account Type: POP3
Tab: General
Login: Mail account name Password: Mail account password Host: 127.0.0.1 Port: 58110
Yes: Store POP password {the rest whatever you normally do}
Tab: Extras
Encryption: None Authentication Method: Clear text {You can check what the server does, in my case it’s going through the tunnel on a box I own, so I leave it simple} {pipelining: I’ve never enabled it, the warning is enough for me...}
Sending, Add, Transport: SMTP
Tab: General
Host: 127.0.0.1 Port: 58025
Yes: Server requires authentication Login: Mail account name Password: Mail account password Yes: Store SMTP password
Tab: Security Encryption: TLS Authentication Method: LOGIN
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Hopefully that helps!
Best, Michael