[tde-users] Re: KMail SSL vs TLS

On Thu May 6 2021 02:16:05 Slávek Banko wrote:

In earlier times, "SSL" has referred to the way communication is encrypted since the beginning (port 993), while "TLS" has been referred to when plain connection is established and then STARTTLS is used to switch to encryption (port 145).

Regardless of the way the communication encryption is started, there is subsequently negotiating about the encryption used, when it is likely to be selected TLS >= 1.2.

It is true that here was better to change the descriptions as now the usual terminology - instead of SSL to give SSL/TLS and instead of TLS to give STARTTLS. The same for POP3 and SMTP. Does it seem like a good idea?

Sounds good to me. Should I file a bug report?

--Mike