# SSL/TLS for port 465 (Net::ReadTimeout) - undocumented solution

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/ssl-tls-for-port-465-net-readtimeout-undocumented-solution/270632
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** email
**Created:** [July 5, 2023, 11:20am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ssl-tls-for-port-465-net-readtimeout-undocumented-solution/270632 "2023-07-05T11:20:23Z")
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### Author: ![supermathie](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/supermathie/32/507518_2.png) [@supermathie](https://meta.discourse.org/u/supermathie)
#### Post date: [November 11, 2025, 3:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ssl-tls-for-port-465-net-readtimeout-undocumented-solution/270632/3 "2025-11-11T15:12:35Z")

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> [@niccokunzmann](#):
>
> As a new admin, I wonder about this setting:
> 
> ```plaintext
> DISCOURSE_SMTP_ENABLE_START_TLS: true
> 
> ```

Following up on this after [Reworking the emails:test rake task output](https://meta.discourse.org/t/reworking-the-emails-test-rake-task-output/387286) DISCOURSE\_SMTP\_ENABLE\_START\_TLS should not be overridden, even if you’re using implicit TLS (`DISCOURSE_SMTP_FORCE_TLS`).

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