Re: POP3 and SSL

Since POP3 uses a client and a server side, I doubt you can make the Server understand SSL if you just turn all IO::Socket's to IO::Socket::SSL calls. POP3 has limited security when it comes to password sending with apop (which uses MD5). If you wanna use a more secure mail protocol all together, I'd suggest IMAP.

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Re: Re: POP3 and SSL by Jerry A! (Acolyte) on Feb 23, 2001 at 10:40 UTC
Actually, I think that the original poster is on the right track. I'm guessing that he wants to connect to a POP3S server (probably pop3 being wrapped via stunnel). Looking over the docs, I think that the original poster's idea of using IO::Socket::SSL should work. Haven't ever used it before, so unfortunately, I don't have any code snippets that could be useful. Also, looking at CPAN, Net::SSLeay may also do the trick.... --Jerry A!	[reply]

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Re: Re: POP3 and SSL
by Jerry A! (Acolyte) on Feb 23, 2001 at 10:40 UTC

Actually, I think that the original poster is on the right track. I'm guessing that he wants to connect to a POP3S server (probably pop3 being wrapped via stunnel).

Looking over the docs, I think that the original poster's idea of using IO::Socket::SSL should work. Haven't ever used it before, so unfortunately, I don't have any code snippets that could be useful.

Also, looking at CPAN, Net::SSLeay may also do the trick....

--Jerry A!

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