Re: Linux Network Security: POP
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A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far way, someone said...
> Having a cable modem I'm concerned with the fact that when I use email my
> password is sent in clear text over the network. I've heard that there were
> other services that could be used instead of POP but i'm not sure if that can
> be used here if my provider doesnt support it.
If your provider doesn't support it you're pretty much SOL.
> For my email I use my providers POP server. For sending email I also use
> their server. Though in the past I used sendmail, can someone tell me the
> advantages of using one over the other?
Disadvantage of using sendmail: these days sending email direct from a
dial-up line is frowned upon. On the other hand, sendmail can be
configured to simply "cache" the connection going to an "upstream" mail
server.
Advantage: better control over your own email.
> Also, if there any way I can encrypt the passwords being sent without the
> provider taking any needed steps to enable me to do so?
If your provider isn't using a Unix-type system with ssh installed, or
doesn't have SSL-enabled IMAP, SMTP, and POP daemons, your stuck.
You should try to contact your ISP - they may be willing to consider
setting something up. Especially the SSL-enabled daemons - Windows
supports that better than making a "vpn" with ssh.
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