ipop3d and APOP

[Craig White]

thanks David - I didn't mean to harass you on that. dictionary.com doesn't
list that word either so I probably couldn't use it in a game of scrabble
without an argument. I can only imagine what an 'infestation' by convents
would mean...at least to the fun quotient.

;-)

Craig

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> -----Original Message-----
> From: plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> [mailto:plug-discuss-admin@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us]On Behalf Of
> sinck@corp.quepasa.com
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 10:32 AM
> To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
> Subject: RE: ipop3d and APOP
>
>
>
> Actually, I left out the 'nt' (being what this group is an all) it
> should read: 'conventstation', an investation by convents.  As used in
> the preceeding email, means that the 'pop dialogue' is pure and
> therefore 'secure'.
>
> David
>
>
>
> \_ www.dictionary.com does not have a definition for convestation
> (or convest).
> \_ Was this a typo for conversation or can you tell me the
> definition of the
> \_ word...I like its sound.
> \_
> \_ Craig
> \_
> \_ >
> \_ > \_ >From what I understand, APOP uses encryption to authenticate
> \_ > \_ pop users, yet I can not find any documentation on how to
> \_ > \_ implement it. I am running ipop3d as the deamon, and all it says
> \_ > \_ is that APOP support is already compiled into it.
> \_ > \_
> \_ > \_ Anybody care to give me a hand.
> \_ >
> \_ > On a WAG, you just have to check the 'use encrypted
> authentication' on
> \_ > the client.
> \_ >
> \_ > Basically, IIRC, the pop convestation runs along these lines:
> \_ >
> \_ > telnet popserver 110
> \_ > c: user sinck
> \_ > s: ok [or something equivalent]
> \_ > c: pass my_pop_pass_here
> \_ > s: ok 24000 messages
> \_ > c: retr 1
> \_ > s:
> \_ > message
> \_ > one
> \_ > here
> \_ >  .
> \_ > c: quit
> \_ >
> \_ >
> \_ > For authenticated pop, instead of issuing the 'pass' command,
> \_ > there would be some sort of encryption of the password and have it
> \_ > sent with the 'auth' command.
> \_ >
> \_ > David
> \_ >
> \_ >
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