Re: [Classpath-inetlib] IMAPConnection(SocketFactory, String host, int port, ..)

[Chris Burdess]

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Daniel Harvey wrote:
> Nearly every email program I've seen allows imap over ssl,
> independent of STARTTLS, and have a checkbox (or mode)
> explicitely for that.
>
> Eudora, Netscape, OE, Outlook, Thunderbird, Mutt,
>  <complete this vast list yourself if you want to>.

That's not relevant. Just because there are n other implementations of 
a non-standard protocol doesn't mean we should implement it.

> The kludge around this is to force the 'new Socket' call
> in IMAPConnection to return an SSLSocket.  This can be done
> now by calling SocketFactory.setDefault(SSLSocket) near the
> beginning of your program.
>
> However, setDefault() can only be called once and you can't
> set it back.  All Sockets will be SSLSocket from then on.

I would have thought that the obvious thing to do would be to apply 
your patch at compile time, rather than working around it at runtime, 
if you've decided you must have this functionality.

> Of course IMAP-SSL isn't a "standard" or "rfc".  Being a Layer,
> nearly anything can run transparently on top of SSL.

There is a defined way to do IMAP over SSL, and it is a standard. How 
does this correlate with your statement "Of course..."?

> Chris - I really don't see what your objection is.

Read my previous reply.

Perhaps we should have a show of hands on this issue. What do others 
think?
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Chris Burdess
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