Re: POP3 passwords

[Todd Troxell <ttroxell () debian org>]

I'm guessing it's not been a 'bigger' problem because people generally POP3
to their ISP, so being a close hop, it is slightly less of a risk for
sniffing.
                                                                                It's still a big problem, of course.
                                                                                -Todd

On Fri, Oct 17, 2003 at 04:40:21PM -0700, Zachary Mutrux wrote:
> Why has it not been a bigger problem that POP3 passwords are unencrypted
> when sent over the public Internet? Seems like they would be pretty easy for
> a miscreant to steal.
>
> zm
>
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