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On Wed, Apr 01, 2015 at 08:19:45PM +0300, Gevisz wrote |
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> So, I am using Claws Mail that downloads e-mails from several |
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> google mail accounts (all are mine :) and about once or twice |
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> in a month get into the situation when Claws asks me to verify |
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> and change the google certificates, first in one direction and |
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> soon after that (usually during the next downloading of my e-mails) |
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> - in another. |
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> The situation is illustrated by the 2 message screenshots that are |
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> attached to this e-mail. |
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> The strange thing for me is that, first, the Claws asks me to verify |
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> and accept a newer certificate complaing that the old one is in some |
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> aspect "bad", and soon after that it complains about a newer |
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> certificate and asks me to verify and and accept the older one. |
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> I suspect that it is google that makes something wrong here. |
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> What do you think? |
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The same question came up on the local linux user group here in |
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Toronto. Apparently "pop.gnail.com" is actually 2 servers... |
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[d531][waltdnes][~] nslookup pop.gmail.com |
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Server: 206.248.154.170 |
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Address: 206.248.154.170#53 |
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Non-authoritative answer: |
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pop.gmail.com canonical name = gmail-pop.l.google.com. |
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Name: gmail-pop.l.google.com |
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Address: 173.194.192.108 |
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Name: gmail-pop.l.google.com |
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Address: 173.194.192.109 |
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The 2 servers probably have different certificates, which is why you |
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get this behaviour. I suggest going into "apk mode" and putting an |
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entry into your hosts file <G>, like... |
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173.194.192.108 pop.gmail.com |
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This will force your system to always use the same server, and avoid |
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the re-validation every time you hit the other server from the one you |
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used the previous time. |
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-- |
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Walter Dnes <waltdnes@××××××××.org> |
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I don't run "desktop environments"; I run useful applications |