Re: Problem connecting to SMTP/IMAP server using SSL

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Your phone may be using TLS on the normal IMAP port (143).  Or, are
you sure your phone is using IMAP and not active sync?

Michael

On Mon, Apr 2, 2012 at 6:25 PM, Julien <jphalip@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Michael,
>
> Thanks for your reply. I did try port 993. I know that port generally
> works for me, as I can access the Gmail IMAP/SMTP server using SSL. It
> also works for that other Exchange server but only when the VPN is
> turned on.
>
> Somehow my iPhone works fine without a VPN, as long as it uses SSL. So
> I'm really unsure why I can't achieve the same thing from my laptop
> using imaplib.IMAP4_SSL() without the VPN turned on.
>
> Thank you,
>
> Julien
>
> On Apr 2, 3:10 pm, Michael Hrivnak <mhriv...@hrivnak.org> wrote:
>> That method uses the default port 993.  Can you connect to that port
>> at all from your computer?  For example, try using a telnet client.
>>
>> Michael
>>
>> On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 1:39 AM, Julien <jpha...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Hi,
>>
>> > I'm able to connect to an Exchange server via SMTP and IMAP from my
>> > iPhone using SSL and without using a VPN. So I would expect to be able
>> > to do the same from my computer using Python.
>>
>> > However, the following hangs and times out on my computer when I'm not
>> > connected to the VPN:
>>
>> >>>> import imaplib
>> >>>> imap = imaplib.IMAP4_SSL("my.server.address")
>>
>> > If I am connected to the VPN, then it works fine.
>>
>> > Do you know why it won't work with SSL and without the VPN? Am I
>> > missing something?
>>
>> > Thanks a lot,
>>
>> > Julien
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Problem connecting to SMTP/IMAP server using SSL Julien <jphalip@gmail.com> - 2012-03-30 22:39 -0700
  Re: Problem connecting to SMTP/IMAP server using SSL Michael Hrivnak <mhrivnak@hrivnak.org> - 2012-04-02 18:10 -0400
    Re: Problem connecting to SMTP/IMAP server using SSL Julien <jphalip@gmail.com> - 2012-04-02 15:25 -0700
      Re: Problem connecting to SMTP/IMAP server using SSL Michael Hrivnak <mhrivnak@hrivnak.org> - 2012-04-02 21:57 -0400

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