It is common knowledge that unencrypted messages sent over an unsecured Internet connection *can* be viewed in clear text and thus the contents compromised. My questions:
1. Is it really easy? How readily available are sniffing tools that can do this? 2. Can it be done from a user's home dial up or DSL type connection? Can someone in California somehow be scanning mail leaving a New York location? 3. Outside of government agencies that have access to selected ISP's, how likely is it that a company could be targeted by an outside person or organization? I realize that like most IT issues everything is relative. I'm questioning the relative risk in sending confidential information over the Internet. Real life experiences versus theory. Dave Bujaucius
