# Proxying SMTP+SSL to SSL-unaware mail server **URL:** \ **Category:** NGINX\ **Created:** [September 2, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/proxying-smtp-ssl-to-ssl-unaware-mail-server/194355 "2010-09-02T22:56:10Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![kgoj](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@kgoj](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kgoj)\ **Post date:** [September 2, 2010, 10:56pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/proxying-smtp-ssl-to-ssl-unaware-mail-server/194355/1 "2010-09-02T22:56:10Z")
Hi, Is there a way to make nginx handle all the SSL/STARTTLS and proxy the traffic to SSL-unaware SMTP server? How do I tell nginx not to use SSL when talking to other server, even if e-mail client does use SSL when communicating with the nginx? Is it possible at all and if not, would it be hard feature to implement? ## Best regards, Krzysztof Goj Posted at Nginx Forum: > **[proxying SMTP+SSL to SSL-unaware mail server](https://forum.nginx.org/read.php?2,126528,126528#msg-126528)** > > Hi, Is there a way to make nginx handle all the SSL/STARTTLS and proxy the traffic to SSL-unaware SMTP server? How do I tell nginx not to use SSL when talking to other server, even if e-mail client does use SSL when communicating with the nginx? Is... ---
**Author:** ![kgoj](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/k/dbc845/32.png) [@kgoj](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/kgoj)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2010, 7:05pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/proxying-smtp-ssl-to-ssl-unaware-mail-server/194355/2 "2010-09-05T19:05:05Z")
kgoj wrote: > Hi, > > Is there a way to make nginx handle all the SSL/STARTTLS and proxy the > traffic to SSL-unaware SMTP server? How do I tell nginx not to use SSL > when talking > to other server, even if e-mail client does use SSL when communicating > with the nginx? Interesting question. I was just fighting with postfix to make it digest TLS. If Nginx can do that it would make the whole configuration much easier.