Re: [Evolution] Cannot send email, no secure connection possible

[sofakartoffeln <sofakartoffeln gmx de>]

Thank you for your answer. You where right. The correct domain name for
the smtp server is "mail.gmx.net". They must have changed this just days
ago.

On Mon, 2013-09-09 at 09:26 -0400, Adam Tauno Williams wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-09-09 at 12:33 +0200, "Klaus Müller" wrote:
> > i cant send emails through smtp.gmx.net anymore.
> > Yesterday Evolution informed me that the ssl certificate for
> > smtp.gmx.net does not match the requested domainname.
> > In the dialog i then declined to connect to smtp.gmx.net (checked that
> > "never ask me again")
> > Now evolution refuses to connect to smtp.gmx.net with the error:
> > Failed to connect to SMTP server smtp.gmx.net in secure mode: Unable
> > to communicate securely with peer: requested domain name does not
> > match the server's certificate
> > or it says: Cannot send message: service not connected.
>
> It almost certainly says this because IT IS TRUE!  There is a problem -
> at the other end, your ISP has dorked their config.
>
> > How do i revoke this decision about the ssl certificate so i can send
> > emails even though the ssl certificate doesnt check out?
> > Disabeling SSL is not an option for me
>
> Nobody in their right mind would recommend that.  
>
> *BUT - AND PLEASE READ THIS* - IF YOU ACCEPT AN INVALID CERTIFICATE
> ***YOU *ARE* DISABLING SSL***.  You are disabling it by breaking it - IT
> IS NO LONGER PROTECTING YOU.
>
> IF YOU ACCEPT AN INVALID CERTIFICATE ***YOU *ARE* DISABLING SSL***. 
>
> IF YOU ACCEPT AN INVALID CERTIFICATE ***YOU *ARE* DISABLING SSL***. 
> IF YOU ACCEPT AN INVALID CERTIFICATE ***YOU *ARE* DISABLING SSL***. 
> IF YOU ACCEPT AN INVALID CERTIFICATE ***YOU *ARE* DISABLING SSL***.