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Old 20th November 2008
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Originally Posted by Carpetsmoker View Post
There is some use in pop3s and imaps.

For example, if you want to eavesdrop on me, then the easiest way to do so is to listen on the pop3/imap/smtp traffic from my computer to the main server/MTA.
If pop3s/imaps/smtps are used, this will be much harder.
It seems that most consumer email systems (at least the ones I've dealt with) only use POP3 (and some IMAP) - unless they are using pop3s/imaps and just not saying so in their documentation.
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