[Tfug] Telnet/mail

[Adrian]

On Sun, 09 Jun 2002, you wrote:
> On Sun, Jun 09, 2002 at 07:25:29AM -0700, Adrian wrote:
> > Aahhh.... Whimping out eh? I telnet into my pop mail server all the time, mostly
> > for security reasons.
>   Dakota doesn't do POPS or IMAPS?
> 
Unfortunately, no. Only POP3.


> > 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
>  Nor CRAM-MD5 passwords?
>
Unfortunately again, no. Their server supports the APOP command, but there is
nothing in the password hash file, so you can't validate. I've talk to support
and tyler about it, but they don't seem to want to do anything about it.

[snip]
>   That still doesn't explain why you just don't use a real client. Either
> pine/mutt/elm/emacs on your home system, or KMail, Sylpheed, dEvolution via
> VNC on your home system, or a local client if you're at the same system
> often( with ssh port forwards), or hell, even some Webmail thing.
> 
>   Curious minds want to know :)
> 
Well curious mind, I typically use Kmail and ocasionally pine or elm, but
neither solve the security problem.

Adrian
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- I just tried this on my old Packard Bell 486/66 w/4MB (Hey ...
- shut-up! I was young, ignorant, and didn't know anything about
- hardware or quality manufacturers.).