STARTTLS - sendmail - outlook

[Vu Pham]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org 
> [mailto:linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org] On Behalf Of Vu Pham
> Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 10:40 AM
> To: 'Linux tips and tricks'
> Subject: RE: STARTTLS - sendmail - outlook
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org 
> > [mailto:linux-users-bounces at linux-sxs.org] On Behalf Of Net Llama!
> > Sent: Tuesday, December 21, 2004 9:36 AM
> > To: Linux tips and tricks
> > Subject: RE: STARTTLS - sendmail - outlook
> > 
> > On Tue, 21 Dec 2004, Vu Pham wrote:
> > >
> > > Must be something wrong with my PC at home ( or I did
> > something wrong)
> > > . I just tried Outlook with SSL in the office and it 
> works well. :-)
> > 
> > It is Windows afterall.  Expecting stability & consistancy is 
> > unrealisitc.
> 
> This is true. 
> 
> I just tried to figure out why it works in my office and not at home.
> When I send out an email with SSL, I get the warning of 
> non-root CA because I use self-signed CA. If I click yes, 
> then there is no problem. 
> 
> When I click no, then of course Outlook refuses that 
> connection. When I try to send again , hoping it will ask me 
> that warning again in order to select Yes, but that one never 
> appears again, even when I close Outlook and open it again. 
> And Outlook hangs in this case when I try to send again ( 
> after No on the warning ).
> 
> There is a "hung & hidden" Outlook somewhere in this case. I 
> have to log off ( or maybe to explicitly kill it ) and then 
> log in again.
> 
> Anyway, I am happy that it works now.
> 
> If anything will work the first time, then I have to look for 
> another job
> :-)

I just found another case : Norton AntiVirus with scaning outgoing email
also causes problem with Outlook/STARTTLS.

Vu