> Hello
>     I was wondering if someone could help me to understand a bit more of
> pop servers., specially
> qppoper which I have been using for quite a while.
>     For instance, when I configure netscape to read my emails on my
> qpopper server (outside my ISP domain) do I have any kind of security? I

no, none.

> mean, am I sending a plain text password to the server? Or does qopper

yes.

> have any sort of encryption mechanism?

basically, no.


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