Ubuntu
thunderbird package

Thunderbird outbound mail should use "TLS, if availible" as the default

Bug #189314 reported by PatRiehecky
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thunderbird (Ubuntu)
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Bug Description

Binary package hint: thunderbird

The default options for the outbound mailserver set "Use Secure Connection" to No. A much better choice would be "TLS, if available" This will help keep the email encrypted by default when it can be without causing any problems for sites that are not using TLS yet. Since the defaults also try to use SASL for sends, protecting the passwords over TLS seems like a very nice thing to do by default.

Gutsy
Thunderbird 20071022 (installed from synaptic)

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j_martin (j-martin-lavabit) wrote :

Thank you for your suggestion. However, the change you are requesting isn't actually a bug and requires more discussion in the appropriate mailing list/discussion forum. With regard to your request, the "Thunderbird Collected User Requests" page (http://wiki.mozilla.org/Thunderbird:Collected_User_Requests) might be a good start for ensuring that your idea reaches the appropriate individuals. Thanks for taking the time to help make Ubuntu better.

Changed in thunderbird:
status: New → Invalid
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