Re: [LUG] Mail server setup review

[Martin White <martin@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> > Fetchmail can use encryption, IF the remote server supports it. Append
> > ssl to the fetchmail line. This protects your password from being sniffed
> > during the download phase.
> >
> > If your server does NOT support SSL for POP3, change! You can't afford to
> > send
>
> Apologies for the length of this...

[SNIP]

I'm taking this all in and will be looking into it just as soon as i get a 
moment or 10...

The only thing that immediately sticks out is that last comment. I have no 
idea if my ISP or my domain host offer me SSL on my pop3. Hopefully they do, 
but if they don't it's totally unrealistic to change my domain host (along 
with the 4 or 5 i host for other people / companies on the same bulk account) 
and also my ISP that i use for ADSL (and therefore pop3 access to one of my 
mail accounts)!!

That said, i have a gmail account and that offers SSL to pop3 so i'd be quite 
surprised if the others don't :)

Oh, and i have created a pair of pgp keys so i guess i really ought to start 
signing my emails too...

Martin.

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