Comment Re:My favorite quote (Score 1) 381
>lusers are idiots and it's amazing how freely they will give their passwords away. :-(
Well, actually the RFC1725 for the POP3 clearly defines unencrypted passwords for authentication.
A thing to remember next time you check your private mail from anywhere else but inside your providers network...
+RFC 1725 POP3 +November 1994
+ Examples:
+ C: USER mrose
+ S: +OK mrose is a real hoopy frood
+ C: PASS secret
+ S: +OK mrose's maildrop has 2 +messages (320 octets)
+ ...
BTW, there is a RFC1734 which adds a IMAP-style AUTH command to the POP AFAI can see.
It is not only to who you give your password, but also over which connections it reaches its destination...
Well, actually the RFC1725 for the POP3 clearly defines unencrypted passwords for authentication.
A thing to remember next time you check your private mail from anywhere else but inside your providers network...
+RFC 1725 POP3 +November 1994
+ Examples:
+ C: USER mrose
+ S: +OK mrose is a real hoopy frood
+ C: PASS secret
+ S: +OK mrose's maildrop has 2 +messages (320 octets)
+
BTW, there is a RFC1734 which adds a IMAP-style AUTH command to the POP AFAI can see.
It is not only to who you give your password, but also over which connections it reaches its destination...
