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Is this certificate safe to accept?

east85

east85

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I'm setting up Mail in OS X Mountain Lion...
 
SlCKB0Y

SlCKB0Y

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east85 said:
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I'm setting up Mail in OS X Mountain Lion...
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Yes. It is happening because the SSL certificate on the server is for pop.gmail.com but you are connecting to imap.gmail.com. The mismatch in hostnames is causing the alert. All your traffic will still be secure.

Also, you might want to click on the "always trust pop.gmail.com..." so you arent asked each and every time.
 
east85

east85

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SlCKB0Y said:
Yes. It is happening because the SSL certificate on the server is for pop.gmail.com but you are connecting to imap.gmail.com. The mismatch in hostnames is causing the alert. All your traffic will still be secure.

Also, you might want to click on the "always trust pop.gmail.com..." so you arent asked each and every time.
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Thanks for the quick helpful response!
 
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