If you mean OutLook (lookout, thats good), Outlook does Pop3 ONLY. Not even pop3s that I'm aware of. Outlook Express will do pop3, pop3s, imap, and imaps. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rodolfo J. Paiz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 6:08 PM Subject: Re: IMAP secure or insecure?
> At 11/28/2001 09:13 AM -0500, you wrote: > >Naked IMAP is just as bad as naked POP3... Secure them with SSL. Sure, > >this limits the mailers you can use, but the security is worth it. > > But no worse, and there are no known major reasons not to use IMAP, right? > > Can one have the *option* of using SSL if available but going naked if > necessary? I have 70 users, 50 of which are computer-illiterate basically. > However, for the other 20 encryption of POP3 or IMAP over SSL would be > *fantastic* and has been a dream of mine for a while. > > Also, "this limits the mailers." Which ones can? Eudora is one, right? > Which ones can't? Are LookOut and LookOut Express in that list? > > Is only authentication encrypted or all mail transported encrypted? > > >To configure this: > > > >cd /usr/share/ssl/certs > >mv imapd.pem imapd.pem.orig > >make imapd.pem > > Just like that? > > >You don't want to use the default (and widely known!) key value, right? :) > > Er... what's a key value? And what's the default? (I understand why not: > everyone will already have a copy. I just don't know what we're talking > about here.) > > >Also, be aware that you're creating a self-signed X.509 cert that's > >going to be valid for 1 year. Since it's self-signed, your mailers may > >ask your users to confirm use of this cert. Your alternatives? > > > >1. Teach your users how to install the cert as "trusted". > > > >2. instead of doing make imapd.pem, do a make imapd.csr and get it signed > > by Thawte, Verisign, Equifax, RSA, etc. That is - a trusted 3rd party > > CA. > > I'll be going with #2. However, it is important that those with no > knowledge or with stupid mail programs can still get their stuff without > encryption using either POP3 or IMAP. > > > -- > Rodolfo J. Paiz > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > _______________________________________________ > Redhat-list mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list > _______________________________________________ Redhat-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://listman.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/redhat-list
