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Re: POP mail security
Use ssh
On client station forward local port to remote address
/usr/bin/ssh -L1100:localhost:110 PopServerName
and configure client to requiest mail from localhost:1100
I use this configuration for 3 year.
Subba Rao wrote:
> All my users use fetchmail to get mail from my ISP's POP server.
> For lack of resources, I cannot put a pop server on my box.
>
> What is the best way to protect my users passwords from being sniffed?
> Can a user use an encrypted tunnel to send the userid and password to
> the pop server?
>
> Any pointers and experiences appreciated.
>
> Thank you in advance.
>
> Subba Rao
> subb3@attglobal.net
> http://pws.prserv.net/truemax/
>
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