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*On Sat, 25 Sep 2010 16:12:13 +0200
* Also sprach Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>:

> Norbert Koch <viteno@xemacs.org> writes:
>
>> Process *nnimap* segmentation fault 
>
> Segmentation fault?  That seems excessive.  :-)
>
> Anyway, I've now tested STARTTLS with a test server, and ironed out a
> bug in the connection code, so it now Works For Me.  Give it a whirl...

Thanks. It workes for me too.

Please forgive me for asking one stupid question: what's the benefit of
STARTTLS over TLS (if server supports STARTTLS over IMAP)?