Pegasus (Was Re: Do I need a router? (pt 2))

From: Damian Menscher (menscher+security@uiuc.edu)
Date: 01/15/03 

From: Damian Menscher <menscher+security@uiuc.edu>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 08:17:21 GMT

Lance Delacroix <lance-delacroix@fastmail.fm> wrote:
> On 15 Jan 2003 02:12:40 GMT, drnodice@aol.comboplate (DrNoDice) wrote:

>> I am also using Outlook Express for the first time. I have heard it's
>>notorious for security holes. Any tips there would also be greatly appreciated.
>>Perhaps I should use a different email client? Any suggestions?

> Try Pegasus. It's free, it's configurable, and it has security
> fatures.

>From what I can tell, pegasus doesn't support pop3s or imaps. Which
makes me wonder, what "security fatures" _does_ it have?

PS: their FAQ is funny. "We will actively pursue the integration of
OpenSSL into both Pegasus Mail and Mercury." Not very impressive if
it takes 2+ years to "actively pursue" something. And yet I hear
people claim it has "security fatures"....

Damian Menscher 

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