From: "Marc Perkel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Magnus Holmgren wrote:
On Wednesday 02 August 2006 21:29, Marc Perkel took the opportunity to say:
The zombies wouldn't be able to connect because the zombies wouldn't
have the IMAP password.
In that case, neither the SMTP password, which we have to assume is required.
But in most cases I think the spamware has access to the password if it wants
to. Especially with admin privileges.
SMTP passwords go away because SMTP goes away.
If the user doesn't store the password then they would type it in when
say Thunderbird first starts. At that point obly thunderbird, not the
virus program would have access to the IMAP port. If the virus wanted
access it would have to establish it's own connection which would
require it's own authentication.
That's crazier than I thought you were. If you expect the average
user to go along with that you're not connected with reality very
well. Your idealism is getting in the way.
Fie on you.
{+_+} You'd CERTAINLY break my email setup to shreds with your
ill advised idealism. Get over your religious fervor about
smtp and engage some critical thinking, please.
