[ale] OT: SMTP/POP3 Password Encryption

[Jason Day]

On Thu, May 22, 2003 at 07:23:34AM -0400, Geoffrey wrote:
> Does anyone know if there is way to set up encrypted passwords for any 
> mail access?  I guess you'd have to work with your isp to do some kind 
> of ssh tunnel or something???

FWIW, AT&T Worldnet requires SSL to retrieve your email messages via
pop3.  I haven't really investigated what scheme they use, I just tell
fetchmail to use SSL and it just works.

Even though I haven't used dialup in years (cable modem), I still shell
out the $14.95 a month for my Worldnet account for this reason (among
others).

> It seems I find that many a Linux newcomer will set their pop3 and root 
> passwords to the same thing, for convenience... :(

Actually, I'd be willing to bet it's more than just the newcomers.  Time
and again, people who "should have known better" do things like this.

Jason
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Jason Day                                       jasonday at
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