Re: Re[2]: The most secure POP server

[Johan Almqvist]

On Sun, Jul 02, 2000 at 07:38:30PM +0200, Gabriel Ambuehl wrote:
> May anyone explain me what sense a SSL tunnel for POP3 does have (I've
> been wondering about that for long...)? I mean as long as SMTP
> isn't encrypted the message already WAS unencrypted on the net so
> why should I encrypt anything beside the password of the user which
> can be done using APOP. As already said, if anyone wants to
> secure the content of its mails, he will have to use PGP!

As long as all users on a mail server are either behind the same firewall
as the server or connecting with TLS (both SMTP and POP/IMAP) then local
mail on that server can be regarded secure. IE for extranet purposes, there
is a point.

-Johan
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Johan Almqvist