Tutorial - Testing Mail Protocols with SSL/TLS

Challenges with Email Servers (Examples)

One of the reasons why I wrote the test script the way I did is to help people isolate challenges with SERVERS vs PROTOCOLS or TRANSPORT.

Sample case one: Google and Insecure Apps

Valid credentials were provided.

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More About this here: https://support.google.com/accounts/answer/6010255?hl=en

Sample Case 2: Yahoo No Longer Responding to Service But Port is Open

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