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

From: Lance Delacroix (lance-delacroix@fastmail.fm)
Date: 01/15/03 

From: Lance Delacroix <lance-delacroix@fastmail.fm>
Date: Wed, 15 Jan 2003 19:37:53 +0200

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

>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.

Of course it does. I use both every day.

> Which
>makes me wonder, what "security fatures" _does_ it have?

It won't let you accidentally open attachments or run scripts.

>
>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"....

Oh, I get it, this is a spelling flame. Well, chew on my 'rrhoids,
pal.

>
>Damian Menscher

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