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by stergios_nik

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Hello,

In outlook express,

Tools->Accounts->Properties->Servers->Connection

There is an option that can be enabled:

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If I enable this then my password will be send encrypted to the mail server?

Thanks in advance.

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by david.funnell

SPA is used by some mail servers, CompuServe springs to mind. It is not a case of just ticking the box and hey presto a secure mail connection.

If fact when you log into a pop server everything is sent, password, mail content etc.. in plain text.

If you want to secure your mail content you could use a product such as PGP.

Regards
David

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