Mailinglist Archive: opensuse-security (520 mails)

["Mario R. Pizzolanti" <mario@xxxxxxxxx>]

Seems like a BAD idea...  ipop3 sends password in plaintext.  Anyone 
packet sniffing would get your root password...  Suggest you forward 
roots mail to someone else ( or yourself).
You should, if possible, use ipop3s ( pop3 through ssl) which encripts 
all communication between server and client.

Geordon VanTassle wrote:

> Hello ,
>
>  Please forgive if this is an FAQ, but how do I authorise pop for
>  root?  Using ipop3, SuSE 8.0 pro.  Have PostFix installed.
>
>  thanks in advance.
>
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