sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Tech@programming.devEnglish · 15 days agoGmail preparing to drop POP3 mail fetchingwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square19fedilinkarrow-up152arrow-down10cross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
arrow-up152arrow-down1external-linkGmail preparing to drop POP3 mail fetchingwww.theregister.comsabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Tech@programming.devEnglish · 15 days agomessage-square19fedilinkcross-posted to: [email protected][email protected]
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·15 days agoNot sure what op meant, but according to TFA, “POP3 requires sending passwords in plaintext.”
minus-squareeleijeep@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·15 days agoYes just like HTTP, FTP, SMTP, telnet and all the other pre-TLS protocols that we now run over TLS for exactly this reason. Google, just like every other modern mail client, supports connecting to POP3 servers over SSL:
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·14 days agoYou are right. I seem to recall viewing these settings about 100 years ago.
Not sure what op meant, but according to TFA, “POP3 requires sending passwords in plaintext.”
Yes just like HTTP, FTP, SMTP, telnet and all the other pre-TLS protocols that we now run over TLS for exactly this reason.
Google, just like every other modern mail client, supports connecting to POP3 servers over SSL:
You are right. I seem to recall viewing these settings about 100 years ago.