On 14-Aug-2003 J Sand wrote: > After reading about imap mail server, I see no added security protection > for packets not being intercepted and read by someone else.
Generally IMAP is just as unsecure as POP -- but good IMAP servers offer a SSL encrypted access (or even enforce SSL encryption for IMAP access as a research center where I happen to work does). Then the transmission of user/passwd al well as content *is* encrypted. A dead giveaway is a https://.... up front. How good the encryption is depends on many things, but netscape and opera have a nice little lock symbol which tell on click what exactly is going on behind the scene (like 128bit key length or less). SSL-IMAP uses a different port to connect (easily configureable in a firewall) while I've not heard about SSL-pop servers. > More bells and > whistles maybe, but for $100 to get rid of the advertising ????? > Hotmail works fine as a generic email and I use my ISP and netscape for > larger attachments than hotmail can handle in it's "FREE" service. Then if hotmail offers SSL I've no idea as I happen to use a different mail access. I stopped using yahoo as an emergency account the day they changed their POP access and privacy policy in a way I didn't fancy much. K.-H. -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
