Re: [TCLUG:11927] POP mail security

To: tclug-list@mn-linux.org
Subject: Re: [TCLUG:11927] POP mail security
From: Jon Schewe <jpschewe@eggplant.mtu.net>
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2000 20:28:41 -0600
In-Reply-To: <20000105202649.A14934@attglobal.net>; from Subba Rao on Wed, Jan 05, 2000 at 08:26:49PM -0500
References: <20000105202649.A14934@attglobal.net>

On Wed, Jan 05, 2000 at 08:26:49PM -0500, Subba Rao wrote:
> What is the best way to protect my users passwords from being sniffed?
> Can a user use an encrypted tunnel to send the userid and password to
> the pop server?

Look at the documentation for ssh.  There is an example for doing just this in
there.  However you do need ssh access to the machine you're getting mail
from.

-- 
Jon Schewe
schewe@tcfreenet.org
http://eggplant.mtu.net/~jpschewe

References:
- POP mail security
  - From: Subba Rao <subb3@attglobal.net>

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