If you are anything like me, then every now and then you want to access a mail (POP3) server directly to sort out a problem without having a "helpful" email client get in the way. In these cases connecting to port 110 with telnet is the way to go.
But what about when the mail server has been set up to not allow plan-text connections (i.e. an SSL connection must be used)?
I have had an odd problem with my timezone settings on my Mac over the last few days, I went on holiday recently and (of course) I took my Mac, when I went to change the timezone I discovered that the settings would not "stick", and instead of going back to the timezone I started with, actually went to GMT.
In any case, I worked out what the problem was, so I thought I should post the solution in case anyone else has runs across the same thing.