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Date:      Tue, 29 Dec 2009 14:36:01 +0000
From:      RW <rwmaillists@googlemail.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: fetchmail and plain text password
Message-ID:  <20091229143601.15b2e3db@gumby.homeunix.com>
In-Reply-To: <20091229142130.GA29795@slackbox.xs4all.nl>
References:  <20091228151553.GA7478@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091228173515.GA27630@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20091229111150.GA15440@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <19257.65081.681654.499622@jerusalem.litteratus.org> <20091229132209.GC27042@slackbox.xs4all.nl> <20091229134420.GA15874@mech-cluster241.men.bris.ac.uk> <20091229142130.GA29795@slackbox.xs4all.nl>

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On Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:21:30 +0100
Roland Smith <rsmith@xs4all.nl> wrote:


> In other words, a proper IMAP server does not permit plaintext
> passwords.

No, it MUST be implemented, but only SHOULD be used.



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