[89494] in Cypherpunks
Re: SMTP Encryption Extension
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Mike)
Wed Nov 5 06:35:38 1997
Date: Wed, 05 Nov 1997 11:58:51 +0100
To: Eric Murray <ericm@lne.com>
From: Mike <Michael.Johnson@mejl.com>
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: <199710211535.IAA01241@slack.lne.com>
Reply-To: Mike <Michael.Johnson@mejl.com>
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No, there isn't. The port 465 has been revoked.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.
