Re: [Pan-users] ssl problems, not working on ports 443 or 563

[Duncan]

bob posted on Thu, 05 Apr 2012 19:45:34 +0000 as excerpted:

> Well, all the hassle with gnutls got me to post a message on
> os.linux.mint about the problems and was sent to look at running
> stunnel4 between pan and my news-server.  Got it done.  Unfortunately
> that will only (it seems) work with one server, so my primary server it
> the one it is set to use. So, no NNTP on gmane.  Did get GTKspell into
> the mix.

I've never used stunnel, but that used to be the recommended solution, 
before pan's own secure connection support.

AFAIK, it should be possible to setup additional tunnels as well, to work 
with additional servers.  The key is to setup each one listening on a 
different local port, and then tell pan the correct local port to use for 
each one.  The one known problem with that, is that pan's server dialog 
used to only show the host name in the list.  Different ports could still 
be used and it would work, but they ended up in the list as all 
"localhost", since the ports didn't show up there.  FWIW, that has now 
been fixed as well, the port shows up as well as the host name, so 
multiple localhost connections can be distinguished by port, but I don't 
think that's in a release, yet.

> BTW I am running Mint 11 AMD64, and will keep it running as long as I
> can. I am partial to Gnome 2. Maybe the guy who has the PPA site for Pan
> will do a debian version, as he did for ver's 0.134 and 0.135 with all
> the bells and whistles, But will also be able to run under Gnome2 and
> kernel 2.6.38.xx

I'm a kde guy, but certainly had issues with the early kde4.  I did 
upgrade, but it was by switching to non-kde software in some cases, and 
in others, creating my own scripted solutions, etc.  So I know the 
feeling.

But I keep reading that the Mint's Cinnamon interface is quite good.  Of 
course as I said I'm not a gnome person, so have little personal opinion 
except that neither gnome2 nor gnome3 are my thing, but the reviews all 
seem to indicate that cinnamon's a reasonably gnome2 like interface to 
gnome3.  Is that not the case, that likeness is there, but as they say 
only skin deep, and not sufficient for you, or have you not tried and 
you're simply staying with what you know works for the time being?

> Noticed HM will be releasing `THE NEW PAN' this weekend, and I assume it
> will also be a `BIY' (Build It Yourself) distribution.

Like many upstream projects, pan's version releases are source tarballs.  
If binary packages are available, it's because various distros and/or 
individual community volunteers have built and packaged it themselves, 
and made their packages available for others to use, as well.

> Tuesday afternoon was spent listening to two scanners and my 2 Meter
> Handi-talkie keeping an eye and ear on the ELEVEN Tornadoes (per the
> National Weather Service) in the Dallas Area.  Thankfully I live in Far
> North Central Dallas.

For a few years back in the mid 80s I lived in Lincoln, NE, and remember 
the tornado watches and occasional warnings.  But IDR anything actually 
doing anything like the damage now reported for Texas, in the area during 
that time.

I guess Texas is in sort of a bad spot.  It gets BOTH tornadoes and 
hurricanes to deal with!

None of that here in Phoenix and no earthquakes either.  Not much flood 
danger either.  Just 45-50C (113-122F) summer days to deal with.  "But 
it's a dry heat!" (R)  =:^)

My normal transit is via city bus, however, and I'm sure glad that the 
recent bus driver's strike lasted only ~1 week, and was in March (over 
spring break, actually), when the temps were tolerable for waiting three 
hours for a bus during the day, and riding the bike home at nite! =:^)

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