Date:  Tue, 15 Aug 2006 13:44:04 -0500
From:  "Billy D. Lenox" <blenox (at mark) bellsouth.net>
Subject:  [coba-e:06367] Re: APOP feature with Dovecot
To:  coba-e (at mark) bluequartz.org
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guys look at this: http://ist-socrates.berkeley.edu/Help/Email/Apop/ 
apop_faq.html

I have macintosh users connect to my box and it shows APOP  
Connections but I don't run Dovecot.

Billy

On Aug 15, 2006, at 12:23 PM, Bruce Timberlake wrote:

>> 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?
>
> I don't know anyone who is using APOP. My vote is to drop it.
>