# Net::POP and SLL?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-pop-and-sll/84348>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [February 3, 2007, 1:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-pop-and-sll/84348 "2007-02-03T13:17:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Wim\_Vander\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wim\_Vander\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Wim_Vander_S)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2007, 1:17pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-pop-and-sll/84348/1 "2007-02-03T13:17:29Z")

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Hi,

I’ve been trying to make a web based interface to several mailing lists  
(something like ruby-forums does for this mailing list) but I can’t seem  
to use an SSL POP3 server with Net::POP.

Is there an easy way to add SSL support to POP? Or is there some way to  
get it to connect to an SSL mail server some other way?

Wim

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Wim Vander S.  
Bachelor Computer Science, University Ghent

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**Author:** ![Wim\_Vander\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/w/13edae/32.png) [@Wim\_Vander\_S](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Wim_Vander_S)\
**Post date:** [February 5, 2007, 6:14pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/net-pop-and-sll/84348/2 "2007-02-05T18:14:50Z")

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On 2/3/07, Wim Vander S. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid) wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I’ve been trying to make a web based interface to several mailing lists  
> (something like ruby-forums does for this mailing list) but I can’t seem  
> to use an SSL POP3 server with Net::POP.
> 
> Is there an easy way to add SSL support to POP? Or is there some way to  
> get it to connect to an SSL mail server some other way?
> 
> Wim

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