XF 2.2 Why XF forces SSL on email transport method?

[Ivancas]

I'm experiencing some issues with XF 2.2.15 trying to connect to Amazon SES because Amazon requires a TLS connection. However, on SMTP settings popup I can't select TLS:

It SSL/TLS is selected XF forces SSL:


However, in another XF forum (same XF version, same PHP version (8.2), same server) it shows the following encryption which allows me to select TLS:



What kind of witchcraft is this one? Why XF shows different encryption times in both forums, even when they are hosted on the same server, running same XF version and same PHP version?

 

[Chromaniac]

they have just renamed the terminology based on user feedback.

Fixed Thread 'Incorrect phrasing of mail encryption'

Feb 11, 2024

Xenforo is using the following phrases for email encryption:

• None
• TLS
• SSL

Looking at the mail standards, we have STARTTLS and SSL/TLS.
I think Xenforo uses TLS as STARTTLS and SSL as SSL/TLS.
Just a side note: STARTTLS would be less secure than SSL/TLS, so it is important to use correct naming convention.

The list should be:

• None
• STARTTLS
• SSL/TLS

• Mr. Jinx
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