Path: csiph.com!usenet.pasdenom.info!gegeweb.org!de-l.enfer-du-nord.net!feeder2.enfer-du-nord.net!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!newsfeed.xs4all.nl!newsfeed5.news.xs4all.nl!xs4all!post.news.xs4all.nl!not-for-mail Return-Path: X-Original-To: python-list@python.org Delivered-To: python-list@mail.python.org X-Spam-Status: OK 0.005 X-Spam-Evidence: '*H*': 0.99; '*S*': 0.00; 'python.': 0.02; '>>>>': 0.09; 'cc:addr:python-list': 0.10; 'mon,': 0.11; 'sender:addr:gmail.com': 0.13; 'sat,': 0.14; 'fine.': 0.16; 'hangs': 0.16; 'subject:Problem': 0.16; 'subject:SSL': 0.16; 'subject:using': 0.16; 'tls': 0.16; 'vpn': 0.16; 'vpn,': 0.16; 'ssl': 0.17; 'wrote:': 0.19; 'import': 0.20; '31,': 0.21; 'header :In-Reply-To:1': 0.22; 'connected': 0.24; 'message- id:@mail.gmail.com': 0.24; 'fine': 0.26; 'cc:2**0': 0.26; 'subject:/': 0.27; 'cc:no real name:2**0': 0.27; 'cc:addr:python.org': 0.28; 'url:mailman': 0.29; 'hi,': 0.29; "i'm": 0.29; 'reply.': 0.30; 'generally': 0.31; "can't": 0.32; 'url:python': 0.32; 'received:209.85': 0.32; 'expect': 0.32; 'received:google.com': 0.32; 'received:209.85.214': 0.33; 'really': 0.33; 'method': 0.33; 'url:listinfo': 0.33; 'server': 0.33; 'or,': 0.34; 'pm,': 0.34; 'uses': 0.34; 'am,': 0.34; 'smtp': 0.34; 'on.': 0.34; 'received:209': 0.35; 'thanks': 0.35; 'url:org': 0.35; 'thank': 0.36; 'but': 0.37; 'why': 0.37; 'michael': 0.37; 'subject:: ': 0.37; 'header:Received:5': 0.40; 'sure': 0.40; 'url:mail': 0.40; "won't": 0.40; 'exchange': 0.61; '2012': 0.62; 'times': 0.62; 'laptop': 0.66; 'phone': 0.66; 'lot,': 0.95 DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/relaxed; d=gmail.com; s=20120113; h=mime-version:sender:in-reply-to:references:date :x-google-sender-auth:message-id:subject:from:to:cc:content-type :content-transfer-encoding; bh=BkhWZTFGTGeNOFY1pX1FxW92GG+vAR/AxLJ69UhsnWs=; b=LfIvljqkBaeHdSP1JEEsCOvgrzq4rSpajyd7Y17oGSRXCME15iy1gsk2+9jAIJDspu 3gIry67/QwIHoRRbzwPuzggI7F1e6/GUJT0tK+glL74xEHlbF5WO/m1HuUFtnM7Kw79v oEXPpSHyGOSpN0PZpjEhz9em+zQYIwiHJHUSeLMK4dTpaOOdChzFKeYbLzyjO8fF43KQ /4+K6anLl82+KcFW69VYzAUTUmuRMzz1hJnIE1la/RbIuKUbbvcYHNpwSydCMxyfDBfu 74zbD3CnPXPp2A8vSP1gSzr7+dPxOo/MvQktUNXe9+gCQaMsJF8YkFmKAn+BNytyeLtl boFg== MIME-Version: 1.0 Sender: mhrivnak@gmail.com In-Reply-To: References: <722270ac-367f-4058-84ed-92ba10f4516a@ur9g2000pbc.googlegroups.com> Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2012 21:57:38 -0400 X-Google-Sender-Auth: _YYucfRiL6wXjTTxyuV5lSeyREo Subject: Re: Problem connecting to SMTP/IMAP server using SSL From: Michael Hrivnak To: Julien Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Cc: python-list@python.org X-BeenThere: python-list@python.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list List-Id: General discussion list for the Python programming language List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Newsgroups: comp.lang.python Message-ID: Lines: 53 NNTP-Posting-Host: 2001:888:2000:d::a6 X-Trace: 1333418260 news.xs4all.nl 6980 [2001:888:2000:d::a6]:59204 X-Complaints-To: abuse@xs4all.nl Xref: csiph.com comp.lang.python:22566 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 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=A0pm, Michael Hrivnak wrote: >> That method uses the default port 993. =A0Can you connect to that port >> at all from your computer? =A0For example, try using a telnet client. >> >> Michael >> >> On Sat, Mar 31, 2012 at 1:39 AM, Julien 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 =3D 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 >> > -- >> >http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list > > -- > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list