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Re: POP3 Security Issues


From: Rick Smith <rick_smith () securecomputing com>
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 1998 13:18:26 -0600

At 11:43 AM 11/27/98 -0800, Jason Axley wrote:
There isn't any security in POP3.  Unless you are using POP3 over SSL to
encrypt the data, 

I like the idea of using SSL, and I can see how it would be a pretty simple
rearrangement of software already available in today's bloated browser/mail
reader products. But is this something that's really out there as a
product, or do people have to roll their own?

Rick.
smith () securecomputing com



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