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Specific services via VPN (like POP3/SMTP/IMAP), how?
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 1:48 pm
by SaturnusDJ
In what direction should I look to get these specific services via VPN (like POP3/SMTP/IMAP, port forwarding) working?
It should be possible using SSH. But is that the best approach? Does OpenVPN itself maybe have some options to work this out?
I would love some suggestions.
Re: Specific services via VPN (like POP3/SMTP/IMAP), how?
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:01 pm
by maikcat
what exactly do you want to do?
keep in mind that openvpn simply
creates a point to point tunnel
using virtual interfaces,that means that everything passes over it is encrypted..
also
smtp supports TLS & SSL
pop3s and imaps also exists..
cheers,
Michael.
Re: Specific services via VPN (like POP3/SMTP/IMAP), how?
Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 2:23 pm
by SaturnusDJ
Hey Michael,
Well, I still haven't solved
topic9602.html. (According to
http://code.google.com/p/tunnelblick/wi ... S_Settings it might be fixable manually.)
Meaning that: at the moment I can only effectively work with a routed (tun) setup. That's why I ask it a bit more theoretically than normal because I still want to get the bridged (tap) working.
At my remote location, they use a proxy to block everything except HTTP/HTTPS and, depending on which of the two proxies I choose MSN
or Skype.
I want to receive my mail (some IMAPs and one POP3/SMTP account) in Apple Mail and maybe in the future some other things.
Therefor I need Apple Mail to connect via the OpenVPN server, like this I guess:
Apple Mail --- OpenVPN client tun/tap ---OpenVPN server tun/tap --- Mail host: ISP: POP3 @ 995 + SMTP @ 587 and Gmail: IMAP @ 993 and 465.
