Re: Saving passwords without prompting


"Iain Napier" <emailaddressisinvalid@xxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Ralph Wade Phillips wrote:
> > If it's the ISP's server, then change your password NOW. Don't
> > wait, don't finish reading this, go change it NOW.
> >
> > Done? OK!
>
> Why?
>
> Far better to try and catch whomever in the act.
>
> > Now - You can tell Outlook Express to save your password if you
> > wish. But that won't keep anyone else from accessing your account if
they
> > know what the password is. Plus, if it's someone else in your household
> > doing it, saving the password just makes it easier for them to, since
they
> > won't have to enter it ...
> >
> > But Johannes has a valid point - email isn't a secure method of
> > information transfer anyway.
>
> It's not, but it should safely keep the majority of prying eyes out.
>
> Unless a network admin somewhere along the mails route takes a look, or
> the POP3 box is brute forced,, your email should be pretty safe.
>
> If the OP is running his own mailserver, taking a peep at the logs would
> be the best way to go. If he isn't, and the logs aren't available, I'd
> suggest planting a link to a website that logs are available for. Don't
> visit the link youself, but see if someone else does, and from what IP
> address the visit comes from.
>
> If you know whomever you suspect is reading your mails, it should be
> easy enough to get them to visit a particular link.. Just dress a forged
> mail up to look like it's from someone they know.

At last someone who has more or less answered the question. I'm not running
my own server.

Thanks Iain. To Mr Phillips, if you don't have a constructive answer to
anyone else's questions in the future then I suggest you don't bother
replying. I know e.mail is not secure but you missed the whole point of my
initial question. Iain hit the nail on the head because I want to catch the
person in the act!


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