Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:09:33 +0000 From: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> To: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> Cc: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com>, Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fetchmail and plain text password Message-ID: <20091229140933.GA16016@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> In-Reply-To: <20091229132209.GC27042@slackbox.xs4all.nl> References: <20091228151553.GA7478@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091228173515.GA27630@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20091229111150.GA15440@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <19257.65081.681654.499622@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20091229132209.GC27042@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
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On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 02:22:09PM +0100, Roland Smith wrote: > On Tue, Dec 29, 2009 at 08:03:53AM -0500, Robert Huff wrote: > > > > Anton Shterenlikht writes: > > > > I'd be more worried that your password is sent as plaintext over > > > > the network using e.g. POP3. You should use the --ssl option if > > > > your mailserver allows it. > > > > > > it looks like it doesn't allow ssl. > > > > It is my understanding ISPs - at least those in the > > U.S. oriented to the home user - rarely do, It's a non-trivial > > amount of work to get working and then monitor for correct behavior > > and possible breaches. > > Agreed. Which is exactly why I like xs4all so much. :-) They do provide these > kinds of services. > > But I would expect a university network (which I understand what the OP is > talking about) to offer something more sophisticated than plain POP3. I would it's IMAP-4 server, whatever that means.. -- Anton Shterenlikht Room 2.6, Queen's Building Mech Eng Dept Bristol University University Walk, Bristol BS8 1TR, UK Tel: +44 (0)117 331 5944 Fax: +44 (0)117 929 4423
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