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IMAP has some serious security problems at the protocol level that don't
look like they are going to get fixed anytime soon. (I'm not talking about
the fact that it's a clear text protocol.) If your users don't need a
central datastore for their mail then don't even bother with IMAP. Stick
with POP3.
Usually, the pop3 service program that installs on most distros is part of
the UW-IMAPd package of programs. I have no experience with it since I
usually just install Qpopper (which supports SSL tunneling and TLS.)
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On the 28th day of April in the year 2003 you wrote:
> Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2003 14:58:33 -0400
> From: sean finney <seanius@seanius.net>
> To: plug@lists.phillylinux.org
> Subject: Re: [PLUG] pop3 server?
>
> hi dan,
>
> i think what you ought to do really depends on your needs. do you
> want to be able to access your email remotely from elsewhere in
> the world, where ssh'ing to your box wouldn't suffice? is this
> a service you want to provide for other people? is security
> a concern? do you only want to be able to send mail?
>
> i'd recommend against either pop or imap by themselves, as they involve
> the passing of secrets in cleartext, allowing anyone who cares enough
> to listen access to your services. instead, assuming something like
> postfix won't work for you, you should install an ssl-encrypted version
> of whatever you choose. from what i understand pop3 is going the way
> of the dodo in favor of imap[1], but they both work quite well and there
> are several software packages that you can use. i can't recommend any
> of them personally because i just use postfix on the machines of mine
> that need a server[2].
>
> sean
>
> [1] in fact this is completely baseless, someone please correct me :)
> [2] meaning sending and recieving mail. if just sending to another
> mailhub, ssmtp is really nice and simple.
>
>
> On Mon, Apr 28, 2003 at 02:33:12PM -0400, Dan Roberts wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > hey all. I want to run a mail server on my box, and am having a hard time
> > finding a pop server... or if I actually have one installed, starting it. i
> > feel like such a tool asking this, but any thoughts? its a rather beginner
> > question but nonetheless i cannot find even a howto on it... (links
> > appreciated). Also, if anyone has a preference between pop and imap, please
> > lemme know.
> >
> > dan
> >
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