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Date:      Mon, 26 Feb 2007 21:55:45 +1300
From:      "Juha Saarinen" <juhasaarinen@gmail.com>
To:        "perryh@pluto.rain.com" <perryh@pluto.rain.com>
Cc:        chris@chrismaness.com, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: Outlook With FreeBSD IMAP
Message-ID:  <b34be8420702260055g1979ca07r70ecf59d193a4cec@mail.gmail.com>
In-Reply-To: <45e2968a.pbbjenCoLr1b8zw7%perryh@pluto.rain.com>
References:  <45E25D3A.7070308@chrismaness.com> <b34be8420702252016je5e15edl77e231266c9cec8a@mail.gmail.com> <45E2604A.4060909@chrismaness.com> <b34be8420702252240t2a0723b2qb5c60466ff04bf70@mail.gmail.com> <45e2968a.pbbjenCoLr1b8zw7%perryh@pluto.rain.com>

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On 2/26/07, perryh@pluto.rain.com <perryh@pluto.rain.com> wrote:
> *Not* off-topic, the context being how best to configure Outlook
> for use with FreeBSD IMAP.  One hopes something more secure than
> plain-text passwords can be made to work.

Uh, OK.

> My answer is "Don't use Outlook.  For anything.  Period."
> but the OP may be stuck with it for some reason.

Outlook supports SSL and TLS for both IMAP and SMTP if makes a
difference, plus AUTH but I'm not sure if it sets up a tunnel before
sending the plain-text password. Googling seems to indicate otherwise,
but perhaps someone better versed in Outlook can say for sure?
-- 
Juha
http://www.geekzone.co.nz/juha



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