On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 at 23:48 GMT, Ron Johnson penned: > On Sun, 2003-10-26 at 13:31, Monique Y. Herman wrote: >> On Sun, 26 Oct 2003 at 14:11 GMT, Wayne Topa penned: >> > >> > If you add set pop_host=pop.gmx.net, set pop_user=xxxxxxx and set >> > pop_pass=???? to your .muttrc then mutt -f pop:// will connect >> > without typeing so much. :-) >> > >> > This works in version 1.5.4-1 (testing) as well.... >> > >> > Isn't linux neat!! >> >> Of course, your password will then be in plain-text in a file. If >> you are the only person with root access, this probably isn't a big >> deal until your box gets hacked, but this sort of thing always gives >> me the willies. > > But even for non-root users of the same system, all they'd have to do > is do 'cat ~<foo>/.muttrc', unless .muttrc is only owner- readable > (like .fetchmailrc). >
Sure, but that can be fixed, as you say, with permissions changes. You can't fix the fact that superusers can read your password. -- monique Unless you need to share ultra-sensitive super-spy stuff with me, please don't email me directly. I will most likely see your post before I read your mail, anyway. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]