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On 02/05/13 15:17, Martijn Grooten wrote:
> 
> It is. But which program are you talking about?

I'm not sure if he said, but Claws tracks SSL certificates for email
servers by default, so it will flag as and when it is switching between
two servers with different but valid certificates.

Suggests it is a good choice for the paranoid, or those with a need for
stronger security in email.

If you only talk to Google email servers you could remove the other
certificate authorities from the trust list, and disable the warning
thus blindly accept certificates for Google's certificate authority.

If Google err and issue a certificate to the wrong person for Google
Mail servers then SSL has probably ceased to have much utility for the
purpose at hand.

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