[Tfug] Telnet/mail

[klsmith]

Adrian wrote:

>On Sun, 09 Jun 2002, you wrote:
>
>>I really do not know why I wanted to telnet into pop.  I'm not even sure I
>>know what my expectations were at that point.  I did it, it was fun, and now
>>its back to a email client.
>>
>Aahhh.... Whimping out eh? I telnet into my pop mail server all the time, mostly
>for security reasons.
>
Yeah.

>
>Hey, shut-up, let me explain. As you know, or just found out, pop3 is clear
>text, so your user name and pasword to access mail are in clear text. It just
>happens these are usually also your ISP user names and passwords, anyone who
>grabs them can dial in on your account. Fortunately, on your home ISP, it's
>only a few hops inside your ISP, so there's not to much of a chance of being
>sniffed. When your off on somebody else network and retreive email your user
>name/password go who knows where.
>
>That's why I frequenty ssh into my home box and then telnet to the pop3 from
>there.
>
>Adrian
>
Interesting.  Thanks.
Keith