Date:  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 09:14:34 -0700
From:  "Ken Marcus - Precision Web Hosting, Inc." <kenmarcus (at mark) precisionweb.net>
Subject:  [coba-e:06355] Re: APOP feature with Dovecot
To:  <coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org>
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From: Hisao SHIBUYA
> I didn't send to this list for a while.
> But, I did some update and build for next release.
> I'm glad that Brian commits many of updates and new feature.
> 
> BTW,
> I found the way to support APOP with Dovecot today.
> But, APOP requires the file stored username and plain text password.
> Of cause, it permission is 0600, then 'root' only can read that file.
> 
> On the other viewpoint, it is a good time to drop APOP feature.
> Because of, POP3S is more secure than APOP.
> 
> What do you think?
> 
> Hisao
> 


None of my customers use APOP


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Ken Marcus
Precision Web Hosting, Inc.
http://www.precisionweb.net