Re: TLS/SSL POP3 and Earthlink

Randy Yates wrote:
Nico Kadel-Garcia <nkadel@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
[...]
It's common ...

There was also a common belief that the sun revolved around the earth
at one point in time. Truth, as well as good computing practice, is
not established by the majority, and especially when there is profit
in the balance.


Oh, yes, no disagreement from me! But the cost in computing power, and in cash for corporate SSL certificates, is very real. And companies often don't want to pay that cost to get superior security. When you've got a modest computer room that handles 10,000 customers, you have no budget for a larger room, and it can only really handle 10,000 POP3 customers, not 10,000 POP3S customers, it's a serious money issue.
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