Re: Linux Network Security: POP
On Sun, 18 Mar 2001, Ethan Benson wrote:
> if you have a static ip and your connection is actually stable you
> could just run your own mailserver and have mail delivered directly to
> it. that way you don't need pop3 or imap. no passwords sent anywhere
> that way.
OTOH, then you have another service running, which makes you that much
more open to being cracked. It's not a bad thing in and of itself, but it
does demand that you keep up to date with security announcements for that
package.
At least when you're using POP and sending a plain-text password, it's a
password for your ISP's system, not yours. :)
--
David Steinberg
steinber@interchange.ubc.ca
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