* Michael Knoop (mknoop@uic.edu) [010802 11:41]: > I have done this, and it is not hard. You have to connect SSH with local > port forwarding on port 110. Then, set your mail client to use a pop3 > server on localhost. SSH will forward the pop3 request to the connected > machine and send your mail back along the same connection, as if the server > were running on your own desktop machine. If you want this to be secure, > you have to have port 110 blocked on your desktop with IP chains or the > like. Otherwise, anyone else can address the pop3 server by addressing > your desktop. This is only the case if you use the -g option with ssh or have "GatewayPorts yes" in your config file. The default is (thankfully) "no". Otherwise, the forwarded port is bound to the localhost interface only. NB: It still may not be a bad idea to put a packet filter on your desktop machine as well. Vineet
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