Ben,

See replies below.

On 9/24/2013 6:32 AM, Ben Stover wrote:

Assume I want to connect from my local email client to two (!) remote email servers

The corresponding instructions in .conf file looks like (my guess):

[smtps-firstacct] accept = 127.0.0.1:259 connect = smtps.myisp1.com:465

[smtps-secondacct] accept = 127.0.0.1:259 connect = smtps.myisp2.com:465

Questions:

1.) a configuration like above with the same "accept" port 259 is NOT possible because stunnel does not know to which remote email server he has to connect. To distinguish two different remote email server I always have to select TWO different accept-ports like

[smtps-firstacct] accept = 127.0.0.1:259 connect = smtps.myisp1.com:465

[smtps-secondacct] accept = 127.0.0.1:258 connect = smtps.myisp2.com:465

Correct?

Yes, you want to use different ports in the two service sections.

2.) Can I use arbitrary accept-ports like 1242 or 23199 or is there a port range from I have to select one?

You should be able to use any port you wish provided it doesn't produce a conflict on your system.

3.) Moreover assume I want to make the SSL connection transparent can I select an accept-port 25?

What do you mean by "transparent"? Selecting port 25 in and of itself isn't important, although it may be convenient in some circumstances since many SMTP in some clients is provisioned for port 25 by default. If you wish to use port 25, there is nothing to prevent you from doing so.

4.) I read somewhere that I have always to specify in email client for POP3/SMTP an address

127.0.0.1:9999

and NOT

127.0.0.1:259

in order to connect to local stunnel service. Because local stunnel service is always listening on port 9999.

Is this correct?

No. Stunnel will listen wherever you tell it to listen. There is nothing magic about port 9999.

Thank you Ben

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