On Fri, Dec 31, 1999 at 02:07:51AM +0000, hypnos wrote:
> is the imap protocol a secure protocol? by this i
> mean does it encrypt the traffic and not pass it
> over the network in clear-text, like pop3?
No.
You want secure? Go with either imaps (SSL encrypted imap) or
pop3s (SSL encrypted pop3). Neither pop3 nor imap are encrypted in and of
themselves.
> thanks
> ------------------------------------------------------
> hypnos <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Mike
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