[tor-bugs] #24984 [Applications/TorBirdy]: Torbirdy changes SMTP security setting from STARTTLS to SSL/TLS

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#24984: Torbirdy changes SMTP security setting from STARTTLS to SSL/TLS
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 Reporter:  markr                  |          Owner:  sukhbir
     Type:  defect                 |         Status:  new
 Priority:  Medium                 |      Milestone:
Component:  Applications/TorBirdy  |        Version:
 Severity:  Normal                 |     Resolution:
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Comment (by sukhbir):

 Yes, that's expected behaviour because on re-enabling TorBirdy, it sets
 secure defaults for all existing mail servers in case they have been
 configured incorrectly. While I agree that we can be "smart" about it, for
 now it just upgrades all settings to the secure defaults, which in this
 case is SSL/TLS. Does your server not support SSL/TLS? Using that is
 probably the easiest (and perhaps the only for now) solution to this
 problem.

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