[TriLUG] OT: SSL Certificate Vendor

[Jeff Groves]

This is the primary reason that I'm considering going with a certificate 
from a recognized provider:

I see quite a number of SMTP servers out there that attempt to create a 
secure inbound connection with my Sendmail SMTP server, but do not 
because (I assume) I have a self-signed certificate. 

Have any of you set up a SMTP server that is capable of secure transport 
of email messages between SMTP servers with a recognized provider 
certifier?  If so, what percentage of servers actually use the secure 
transport when available and certified by a recognized provider?

Jeff G.

Tanner Lovelace wrote:

>Jeff,
>
>I had the same situation a couple of months ago.  I took a look at 
>CACert, but they're not in any browsers yet and I really wanted something
>that was.  So, I went with http://www.freessl.com/. They'll give you a
>free cert for 30 days to try it out and then their prices are very reasonable:
>$39 for a year, with discounts if you buy longer terms.
>
>Cheers,
>Tanner
>
>
>On Thu, 27 Jan 2005 12:50:16 -0500, Jeff Groves <jgroves at krenim.org> wrote:
>  
>
>>OK, I'm contemplating taking the plunge and buying a SSL Certificate for
>>my home (read: non-commercial) Web, SMTP, and IMAP servers instead of
>>using my self-signed certificates.
>>
>>Does anyone have a non-Verisign related vendor that they prefer?  Is it
>>really worth the cost?
>>
>>Jeff G.
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