Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2000 15:18:59 -0600 (CST) From: Mike Meyer <mwm@mired.org> To: gdunn@mac.com Cc: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Pop passwords (Was: Recent Virus Attacks) Message-ID: <14868.20291.228145.950560@guru.mired.org> In-Reply-To: <00111609300200.01787@shf102107.hi.pac.army.mil> References: <14856.46038.640800.870554@guru.mired.org> <00111609300200.01787@shf102107.hi.pac.army.mil>
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Gary Dunn <gdunng@mac.com> types: > On Tue, 07 Nov 2000, Mike Meyer wrote: > > Both POP and IMAP protocols have features that let you avoid sending > > passwords in the clear. Fetchmail implements a fair collection of them > > from the client side. I'm not sure what cucipop supports from the > > server side. I > Is there a simple way to determine whether or not passwords are going out clear > text? Can I look for something in a log file? Well, if you didn't do something to enable passwords other than as clear text, they are almost certainly going out as clear text. Whether any clues wind up in your log file will depend on your software. The best bet is to read through the documentation for your client on the subject, then check to see which methods it supports are supported by your ISP's POP or IMAP servers. <mike To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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