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| author | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2000-02-26 08:20:05 +0000 |
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| committer | Eric S. Raymond <esr@thyrsus.com> | 2000-02-26 08:20:05 +0000 |
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Add note about end-to-end privacy.
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diff --git a/fetchmail-FAQ.html b/fetchmail-FAQ.html index 0c958c25..10954351 100644 --- a/fetchmail-FAQ.html +++ b/fetchmail-FAQ.html @@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ <table width="100%" cellpadding=0><tr> <td width="30%">Back to <a href="index.html">Fetchmail Home Page</a> <td width="30%" align=center>To <a href="/~esr/sitemap.html">Site Map</a> -<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2000/02/26 04:34:10 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2000/02/26 08:20:05 $ </table> <HR> <H1>Frequently Asked Questions About Fetchmail</H1> @@ -430,10 +430,16 @@ concentrator you dial in to and the mailserver host).<P> Having realized this, you need to ask whether password encryption alone will really address your security exposure. If you think you -might be snooped, it's better to use end-to-end encryption on your -whole mail stream so none of it can be read. One of the advantages of -fetchmail over conventional SMTP-push delivery is that you may be able -to arrange this by using ssh(1); see <a href="#K3">K3</a>.<P> +might be snooped between server and client, it's better to use +end-to-end encryption on your whole mail stream so none of it can be +read. One of the advantages of fetchmail over conventional SMTP-push +delivery is that you may be able to arrange this by using ssh(1); see +<a href="#K3">K3</a>.<P> + +Note that ssh is not a complete privacy solution either, as your mail +could have been snooped in transit to your POP server. For best +security, agree with your correspondents to use a tool such as GPG +(Gnu Privacy Guard) or PGP (Pretty Good Privacy).<P> If ssh/sshd isn't available, or you find it too complicated for you to set up, password encryption will at least keep a malicious cracker @@ -2608,7 +2614,7 @@ terminate it.<p> <table width="100%" cellpadding=0><tr> <td width="30%">Back to <a href="index.html">Fetchmail Home Page</a> <td width="30%" align=center>To <a href="/~esr/sitemap.html">Site Map</a> -<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2000/02/26 04:34:10 $ +<td width="30%" align=right>$Date: 2000/02/26 08:20:05 $ </table> <P><ADDRESS>Eric S. Raymond <A HREF="mailto:esr@thyrsus.com"><esr@snark.thyrsus.com></A></ADDRESS> |