# NousResearch/hermes-agent · IMAP/SMTP STARTTLS and TLS mode configuration

## Open now

- Nothing open on GitHub.

These items concern adding or fixing STARTTLS support for IMAP and SMTP connections, including configurable TLS modes to accommodate local mail relays, Proton Mail Bridge, and compatibility issues with OpenSSL 3.5+.

## TL;DR

- 3 member(s): 0 open issue(s), 1 closed issue(s), 0 open PR(s), 1 merged PR(s), 1 PR(s) closed without merging.
- A fix was merged to main in PR #101282. Verify it addresses your case.
- **Recommended:** read PR #101282 (and any competing PRs below) before filing. Confirm the merged change covers your symptom.

## Maintainer resolution verdict

- Internal-tracker verdict over this cluster's issue members: `unresolved`. This is distinct from the fix status above. Weigh it yourself.

## How this cluster was grouped

- Link evidence (`STRUCTURAL_SPANNING`): every member is connected by structural evidence: shared changed files, or a closing/superseded reference.
- Pairwise link density `0.67`: the share of member pairs that carry a link, counting a structural link in full and a relevance-only link at 0.36. `1.00` means every pair is linked.

## Closed / duplicate issues

- #51263: email_platform.adapter STARTTLS fails with SSL: WRONG_VERSION_NUMBER on OpenSSL 3.5+

## Prior & competing PRs

- **#101282: feat(email): Proton Mail Bridge and local relays work — configurable IMAP/SMTP TLS mode (salvage #99641)**. merged to main · fix tier `verified`
  - maintainer direction: category `merged`
  - files: `plugins/platforms/email/adapter.py`, `tests/gateway/test_email_robustness.py`, `website/docs/user-guide/messaging/email.md`
- **#51275: fix(email): support STARTTLS for IMAP connections (#51263)**. closed without merge
  - maintainer direction: category `superseded_by_pr`; implication `superseded`; refs `4d02c78102`, `#101282`, `#51263`

## Fix status

- Merged to main in PR #101282 (cited above). No release data is tracked. Verify downstream.
- Fix last verified (merged) `2026-09-02`.
- Subsystem: `gateway`