SSL certificate for host different than domain

[Wawrzek]

Hi,

I use an e-mail account in a domain hosted on Dreamhost.com machines.

Every time I connect to the account I get:
"Certificate host check failed: certificate owner does not match
hostname mail.aviary.pl"

And later more details of account:
"This certificate belongs
to:
*.mail.dreamhost.com
[...]"

Finally the program asks if I accept the certificate. I confirm it
('a' for always). It adds the certificate to the certificate file, but
doesn't change anything. Next time I get the same question.

What should I do?

Cheers,
Wawrzek

[Peter Vereshagin]

Oh Wawrzek want you buy me a mersedes benz?

Among the names those resolve to the same IP address as mail.aviary.pl, there must be a name that corresponds the certificate's wildcard, *.mail.dreamhost.com.
This name, with * replaced by subdomain's alpha-numeric name, should be the name of the server in your client's settings.
You should ask such a name at the hoster's support. Or, you may want get rid of SSL in your client.

2009/11/27 17:19:46 -0800 Wawrzek <waw...@gmail.com> => comp.mail.mutt:
W> I use an e-mail account in a domain hosted on Dreamhost.com machines.
W>
W> Every time I connect to the account I get:
W> "Certificate host check failed: certificate owner does not match
W> hostname mail.aviary.pl"
W>
W> And later more details of account:
W> "This certificate belongs
W> to:
W> *.mail.dreamhost.com
W> [...]"
W>
W> Finally the program asks if I accept the certificate. I confirm it
W> ('a' for always). It adds the certificate to the certificate file, but
W> doesn't change anything. Next time I get the same question.
W>
W> What should I do?

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