Re: Re: Gmail emails issue

["Peter Dawson" <slash.pd () gmail com>]

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go figure.. thread titled  "*Gmail emails issue*   " !!!


On 8/4/06, John Dietz <www.whitewolf () gmail com> wrote:
> Yes, I realize SSL is not that secure either, but I was just using it as
> an example in comparison to plain ole pure-text email.  The point I was
> making is not to assume your emails are in any way private/secure.  You must
> use something else if you want any kind of "secure" communications medium.
> There are plenty of solutions out there with varying levels of security, but
> I had no intent on going through these and comparing them all.
>
>
> On 8/4/06, L. Victor <fullblaststorm () gmail com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >   2006/8/5, Denis Jedig < seclists () syneticon de>:
> > >
> > > > On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 11:45:01 -0500 John Dietz wrote:
> > > > > if it were.  If the information you are sending/receiving is of a
> > > > > particularly sensitive nature, I would suggest you find some other
> > > > medium,
> > > > > such as SSL with encryption.
> > >
> > >
> > Even connections with SSL can be dumped, analysed by providers and
> > successfully decrypted in some cases such as if only the destination server
> > has its own sertificate, but user doesn't.
> >
> >
> >
>
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