Carl Cerecke wrote: > On 20/10/05, Jim Cheetham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>That doesn't seem to add much security ... your user/pass would still go >>to the ISP in plaintext. > Yes. But it would go to my ISP in plain text from my home server which > is connected (via ADSL) to my ISP. At least it's within my ISP (and > Telecom too, I suppose), rather than the broader internet.
Yes, that's true. Security doesn't need to be "absolute", only "appropriate" (Actually, security can never be "absolute" ... with the possible exception of quantum crypto, but even then IIRC there are still random chances to play with) >>You would be protecting your access to your home server, but you really >>should just be ssh/ssl tunnelling, or even running OpenVPN, in order to >>protect that traffic. > > Well. I don't have a whole lot of control over the remote machine. And > it is Windows, which I know diddly-squat about. OK, perhaps I don't understand your setup here. What machines are involved in your desired email pickup, how many can you admin/install sw on, where (which network) and what are they? > Another option is to ask my ISP politely to enable secure IMAP. LOL! A non-technical solution :-) Excellent idea! -jim
