sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Tech@programming.devEnglish · 2 months agoGmail preparing to drop POP3 mail fetchingwww.theregister.comexternal-linkmessage-square18linkfedilinkarrow-up155arrow-down10
arrow-up155arrow-down1external-linkGmail preparing to drop POP3 mail fetchingwww.theregister.comsabreW4K3@lazysoci.al to Tech@programming.devEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square18linkfedilink
minus-squareSpikesOtherDog@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoNot sure what op meant, but according to TFA, “POP3 requires sending passwords in plaintext.”
minus-squareeleijeep@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 month 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-up2·2 months 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.