Re: [PLUG] Getting Comcast Email on Home Linux Box

[Paul <gyoza@comcast.net>]

Mike Chirico wrote:

> If you have Comcast as you ISP and want Email delivered to...
>
>  
For people who just want to use Comcast's POP and SMTP servers in a more 
secure mode, I have included my notes for simple changes to allow 
Mozilla to use SSL.  An important thing for users of unsecured wireless 
networks.  Watching a send and receive with Ethereal doesn't reveal my 
username, password, and messages like it normally would.  Config notes 
for Mozilla 1.7 follow.

Incoming, POP server:
mail.comcast.net
Use secure connection (SSL)
Use secure authentication
(Port changes from 110 to 995.)

Outgoing, SMTP server:
smtp.comcast.net
Use name & password
Use secure connection: SSL
(Port changes from 25 to 465.)

Recently I ran into to trouble using this configuration through a 
corporate VPN.  They allow unsecured e-mail, but seem to block SSL 
e-mail.  Hmm.  (I also had trouble running the corporate VPN through my 
wireless VPN.  Again, I had to switch back to unsecured wireless to get 
the corporate VPN to work.  Hmmm.)

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