Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 10:02:26 -0700 From: John Fox <readbsd@mind.net> To: freebsd-isp@freebsd.org Subject: CRAM-MD5 support in Outlook Express? Message-ID: <20040413170226.GH6087@mind.net>
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Hello, We're a small ISP (~13,000 email accounts) and I would really like to see us move away from cleartext passwords for our POP3 service. I am currently interested in using CRAM-MD5 authentication, as I already know I will be installing Courier's POP3 daemon, and I've read that it supports CRAM-MD5. I mentioned this idea on a different mailing list, and was told that Outlook Express (which I *must* support) does not have CRAM-MD5 support. However, a friend who is knowledgeable in crypto field told me that CRAM-MD5 has been around a long time, and that he doubts that OE lacks support for it. So I'm writing with two hopes: 1) That someone will confirm or disconfirm the prior assertion that OE does not support CRAM-MD5. 2) That if such support is lacking, perhaps someone else can give me a different idea for getting rid of plaintext authentication for POP3. With thanks and regards, John -- +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | John Fox <jjf @ mind.net> | System Administrator | InfoStructure | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ | I used to trust the media to tell me the truth, tell us the truth | | But now I've seen the payoffs everywhere I look | | Who can you trust when everyone's a crook? | | -- Queensryche, "Revolution Calling" | +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+
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