[nzlug] Stunnel config help - Need POP3 client to talk to SPOP server

[Howard]

on 9/06/2008 10:41 a.m. Nick Rout wrote:
> On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 10:34 AM, Howard <howard-nzlug at fox.co.nz> wrote:
>> Hi
>>
>> As per subject, I have a client (php based) that only talks standard POP3 -
>> on a webserver.
>>
>> I need to pull mail off a remote server that only accepts SSL connections on
>> 995 (SPOP).

<SNIP>

>>From the command line for testing you can use openssl like:
> 
> openssl s_client -connect spop.server:995
> 
> And you will be able to communicate in plain text.
> 
> Translating this into an unattended script is something I haven't
> pondered at all.

thanks, I guess I could wrap that in a script somehow, however it looks 
a bit 'alpha'... and says only for testing in the docs.  Would prefer 
something that was reliable as it is a production application.

cheers
H