Re: Pop or Imap?

2001-12-07 Thread Jeremy Lunn
On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 08:13:26PM +1300, Michael Jager wrote: I am concerned about pop passwords being transmitted plaintext. Does imap encrypt passwords? if not does any protocol exists which does. APOP. I dunno how you get it or whatever, but I know it exists and passwords are encrypted

Re: Pop or Imap?

2001-12-07 Thread Jeremy Lunn
On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 08:51:03AM +0100, Markus Garscha wrote: I think using POP3-SSL and IMAP-SSL server would be the best choice. Have a look at courier-imap/pop3 suite. it is easy and good. Only problem might be the extra CPU usage, but if the content of your emails are highly confidential

Re: Pop or Imap?

2001-12-07 Thread Tim Uckun
At 07:21 PM 12/7/2001 +1100, Jeremy Lunn wrote: On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 08:13:26PM +1300, Michael Jager wrote: I am concerned about pop passwords being transmitted plaintext. Does imap encrypt passwords? if not does any protocol exists which does. APOP. I dunno how you get it or whatever,

Re: Pop or Imap?

2001-12-07 Thread Russell Coker
On Fri, 7 Dec 2001 08:13, Tim Uckun wrote: I am concerned about pop passwords being transmitted plaintext. Does imap encrypt passwords? if not does any protocol exists which does. Both POP and IMAP have extensions to allow minimal security for the password (but still allow plain-text transfer

Re: Pop or Imap?

2001-12-07 Thread Craig Sanders
On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 12:07:34PM +0100, Russell Coker wrote: On Fri, 7 Dec 2001 08:13, Tim Uckun wrote: I am concerned about pop passwords being transmitted plaintext. Does imap encrypt passwords? if not does any protocol exists which does. Both POP and IMAP have extensions to allow

Re: Pop or Imap?

2001-12-07 Thread Michael Jager
claiming to be Tim Uckun, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I am concerned about pop passwords being transmitted plaintext. Does imap encrypt passwords? if not does any protocol exists which does. APOP. I dunno how you get it or whatever, but I know it exists and passwords are encrypted (IIRC). Michael

Re: Pop or Imap?

2001-12-07 Thread Markus Garscha
Hi! I think using POP3-SSL and IMAP-SSL server would be the best choice. Have a look at courier-imap/pop3 suite. it is easy and good. so far markus * Tim Uckun [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2001-12-07 08:30]: I am concerned about pop passwords being transmitted plaintext. Does imap encrypt passwords?

Re: Pop or Imap?

2001-12-07 Thread Jeremy Lunn
On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 08:13:26PM +1300, Michael Jager wrote: I am concerned about pop passwords being transmitted plaintext. Does imap encrypt passwords? if not does any protocol exists which does. APOP. I dunno how you get it or whatever, but I know it exists and passwords are encrypted

Re: Pop or Imap?

2001-12-07 Thread Jeremy Lunn
On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 08:51:03AM +0100, Markus Garscha wrote: I think using POP3-SSL and IMAP-SSL server would be the best choice. Have a look at courier-imap/pop3 suite. it is easy and good. Only problem might be the extra CPU usage, but if the content of your emails are highly confidential

Re: Pop or Imap?

2001-12-07 Thread Tim Uckun
At 07:21 PM 12/7/2001 +1100, Jeremy Lunn wrote: On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 08:13:26PM +1300, Michael Jager wrote: I am concerned about pop passwords being transmitted plaintext. Does imap encrypt passwords? if not does any protocol exists which does. APOP. I dunno how you get it or whatever, but

Re: Pop or Imap?

2001-12-07 Thread Russell Coker
On Fri, 7 Dec 2001 08:13, Tim Uckun wrote: I am concerned about pop passwords being transmitted plaintext. Does imap encrypt passwords? if not does any protocol exists which does. Both POP and IMAP have extensions to allow minimal security for the password (but still allow plain-text transfer

Re: Pop or Imap?

2001-12-07 Thread Craig Sanders
On Fri, Dec 07, 2001 at 12:07:34PM +0100, Russell Coker wrote: On Fri, 7 Dec 2001 08:13, Tim Uckun wrote: I am concerned about pop passwords being transmitted plaintext. Does imap encrypt passwords? if not does any protocol exists which does. Both POP and IMAP have extensions to allow

Re: Pop or Imap?

2001-12-06 Thread Michael Jager
claiming to be Tim Uckun, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: I am concerned about pop passwords being transmitted plaintext. Does imap encrypt passwords? if not does any protocol exists which does. APOP. I dunno how you get it or whatever, but I know it exists and passwords are encrypted (IIRC). Michael

Re: Pop or Imap?

2001-12-06 Thread Markus Garscha
Hi! I think using POP3-SSL and IMAP-SSL server would be the best choice. Have a look at courier-imap/pop3 suite. it is easy and good. so far markus * Tim Uckun [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2001-12-07 08:30]: I am concerned about pop passwords being transmitted plaintext. Does imap encrypt