Re: outlook user/password in clear

From: gmsecguy (gmsecguy_at_mail.com)
Date: 03/19/05 

Date: Sat, 19 Mar 2005 08:25:44 -0800

Thanks.
 I figured as much. SBC global support saying that it is my client. I wanted
to make sure I had some others opinions .
"Karl Levinson, mvp" <levinson_k@despammed.com> wrote in message
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>
> "gmsecguy" <gmsecguy@mail.com> wrote in message
> news:eMUkDvJLFHA.3908@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > I notice that when I use my outlook 2000 sp1 with XP I can see the user
> name
> > and password in the clear as it goes to the SBC sever they say it is a
M/S
> > problem or I have a password cracker allowing it to go out that way.
Well
> I
> > know I have no cracker sw. fresh install. Is this the way outlook
normally
> > sends out user/password or maybe Iam missing a setting.
>
> It's not a MS flaw, your email client is using whatever standard
> non-Microsoft protocol that is enabled on your mail server. MS provides
> ways to encrypt this, but it's up to your mail server admin to make it
> possible for you to use these. Most people and servers use unencrypted
POP3
> and SMTP and/or IMAP for authentication and communication, especially for
> Internet email. I'm not sure who is saying this is a MS problem or why
they
> are saying it, but they are dead wrong. Get them to provide specifics on
> why it is a MS problem and what encrypted protocols they have enabled on
> their mail server. They would need to provide instructions as to how to
> enable whatever kind of encryption they have decided to use, not MS.
>
>
>

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