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Re:Letsencrypt will kill SMTP server auth following Chrome C... by arccy on Friday May 16, 2025 @10:41AM (#44006085)
but delivery to means the receiving end is a server, so they just need server auth TLS certs, not client auth.
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Re:Letsencrypt will kill SMTP server auth following Chrome C... by scandox on Friday May 16, 2025 @11:07AM (#44006407)
That is true. I interpreted your last remarks as meaning you thought that most normal SMTP was outright unencrypted or opportunistically encrypted with self-signed certs.
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