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Date:      Sat, 18 Mar 2000 22:32:00 -0500
From:      "Crist J. Clark" <cjc@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
To:        John <papalia@UDel.Edu>
Cc:        Giorgos Keramidas <keramida@ceid.upatras.gr>, sgh@hypersurf.com, freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: _privacy
Message-ID:  <20000318223200.A73605@cc942873-a.ewndsr1.nj.home.com>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.SOL.4.05.10003181716240.10475-100000@copland.udel.edu>; from papalia@UDel.Edu on Sat, Mar 18, 2000 at 05:18:46PM -0500
References:  <20000318234630.D20206@hades.hell.gr> <Pine.SOL.4.05.10003181716240.10475-100000@copland.udel.edu>

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On Sat, Mar 18, 2000 at 05:18:46PM -0500, John wrote:
> This makes me wonder of another question - is there a way for a "typical
> user" (read: MS Windows user) to use a standard pop3 mail program (eudora,
> netscape mail, etc) to create an encrypted POP3 session? I have several
> users who have asked me to set up a pop3 server, but I've refused citing
> the fact that passwords are sent cleartext, as well as data.
> 
> Any thoughts? I'd be most appreciative :)

Install,

  /usr/ports/security/stunnel

On the server.

Run on the server,

  stunnel -d 995 -l /usr/local/libexec/ipop3d -- ipop3d

Then any client that can do SSL POP can go encrypted.

I think Netscape only can do SSL IMAP. I know Outlook Express will do
SSL POP. No idea about Eudora.
-- 
Crist J. Clark                           cjclark@home.com


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