> > other services that could be used instead of POP but i'm not sure if that > > can be used here if my provider doesnt support it. > > imap over ssl maybe..
knowing basically nothing about imap and ssl where would i look first to see if this is suitable and how it can be used? > > For my email I use my providers POP server. For sending email I also use > > their server. Though in the past I used sendmail, can someone tell me the > > advantages of using one over the other? > > if you have a static ip and your connection is actually stable you > could just run your own mailserver and have mail delivered directly to > it. that way you don't need pop3 or imap. no passwords sent anywhere > that way. you still need to use GnuPG to encrypt any mail you don't > want everyone seeing but you should do that regardless of your network > connection. the connection is pretty solid, however i'm going to have to switch ISPs in a month (same cable network, different service provider), and I've heard they are far less reliable. I'm forced to switch providers because this one, will stop its consumer services in May. > > Also, if there any way I can encrypt the passwords being sent without the > > provider taking any needed steps to enable me to do so? > > only if you have a shell account on thier pop3 server via ssh, then > you can tunnel the pop3 connection over ssh. I doubt I do, there was nothing mentioned of this when i signed up. Also, same problem as above, I have no clue what the change of providers will bring. This leaves imap over ssl, can this always be done regardless of what services my ISP provides?
