Thread: Email sync on public WiFis. Is it safe?
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2010-06-26 , 01:33
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Originally Posted by scifi.guy View Post
Why do you say part of the IMAP/POP3 transactions are not secure? In web I can understand that some sites use https and some dont. But once an email client connects to an IMAP server using SSL, wouldn't all the transactions remain encrypted until the connection is closed?
With IMAP and POP3 you have the option of encrypting just the passwords (all other traffic is sent in the clear) - for full encryption between you and the mail server you can use IMAP(s) or POP3(s) - These latter protocols are on different ports.

Also if security is an issue when sending email, you might want to consider smtps as well.
 

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