[Pkg-openssl-devel] Bug#1011335: libssl3: using SSL is not possible in Kmail with the update to OpenSSL3

[Dominique Dumont]

On Fri, 20 May 2022 11:31:47 +0200 merlin <phil-deb1.merlin at laposte.net> 
wrote:
> On my computer the system installed is a Debian Sid AMD64 and I use Kmail to
> receive or send messages, for 4 days I could not receive or send messages 
using
> Kmail.
> When sending a message I had and I have the following error: transport
> interrupted TLS initialization failed.
> When receiving messages from Yahoo or Free mailboxes I have the error:
> unable to connect to server pop.xxxx the server immediately terminated the
> connection.
> After research the problem seems to come from SSL and precisely SSL in 
Debian
> SID is migrating to SSL3.

I use Kontact (similar to kmail) on Debian/sid, updated today and I don't have 
any issue with smtp.free.fr or imap.free.fr

Free recommends to use STARTTLS on smtp connection [1]. Could check your 
configuration ?

All the best

PS: this reply is posted via smtp.free.fr

[1] https://assistance.free.fr/articles/configurer-de-maniere-avancee-votre-logiciel-de-messagerie-609