From: David T. Ashley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> But, in practice, has ANYBODY ever heard of a network sniff
> attack by a spammer? Everyone complains that POP3 and FTP
> send passwords in the plain, and an attack is possible, but
> has it ever been done?
>
> It would be hard for me to imagine a spammer somewhere with
> access to the right equipment positioned carrying the right
> traffic to intercept a POP3 transaction.
All you need is a promiscuous network card and a cable modem...
happens all the time.
Dave
> Does this ever happen in practice on the Internet? I know it
> is possible, but is it done?
