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**(11) Why is STARTTLS for IMAP not supported?**
**(11) Why is STARTTLS for IMAP not supported?**
STARTTLS starts with a not encrypted connection and is therefore not secure.
STARTTLS starts with a not encrypted connection and is therefore not secure.
All known IMAP servers support IMAP with STARTTLS, so there is no need to support STARTTLS for IMAP.
If you encounter an IMAP server that requires STARTTLS, please [create an issue](https://github.com/M66B/open-source-email/issues/new).
All well known IMAP servers support IMAP with a plain SSL connection, so there is no need to support STARTTLS for IMAP.
If you encounter an IMAP server that requires STARTTLS, please let me know.
For more background information, please see [this article](https://www.eff.org/nl/deeplinks/2018/06/announcing-starttls-everywhere-securing-hop-hop-email-delivery).
tl;dr; "*Additionally, even if you configure STARTTLS perfectly and use a valid certificate, there’s still no guarantee your communication will be encrypted.*"