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On Wednesday 11 September 2002 13:41, Alan Brown wrote:
> On Wed, 11 Sep 2002, Carles Xavier Munyoz [iso-8859-1] Bald� wrote:
> > Using TSL in the pop3 communication for read the messages from your
> > mailbox has no sense because the messages have traversed the internet
> > until reach your mailbox in clear text.
>
> 20% of all my SMTP mail arrives on my server via 168-bit encrypted
> sessions.

Ok, but when the email is delivered to the user mailbox or to the MTA queue it 
is in plain text, isn't it ?

If you want a totally secure email communication, the best nowadays option is 
peer to peer encryption using public key cryptography technology.


> At some point, I (and lots of other admins) will start refusing
> unencrypted sessions. I've already switched off ALL unencrypted POP3,
> IMAP, FTP and terminal(telnet) sessions and am working on NNTPS next.

Yes, I agree, but this point is still far :-) 

Greetings.
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Carles Xavier Munyoz Bald�
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Descom Consulting
Telf: +34 965861024
Fax: +34 965861024
http://www.descom.es/
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