Date: Tue, 29 Dec 2009 08:03:53 -0500 From: Robert Huff <roberthuff@rcn.com> To: Anton Shterenlikht <mexas@bristol.ac.uk> Cc: Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl>, freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: fetchmail and plain text password Message-ID: <19257.65081.681654.499622@jerusalem.litteratus.org> In-Reply-To: <20091229111150.GA15440@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> References: <20091228151553.GA7478@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091228173515.GA27630@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20091229111150.GA15440@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk>
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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. Robert Huff
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