Re: [vps-mail] SSL-secure SMTP on VPS / VPS1 blocked?

[John Lock <jlock@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 05:57 PM 1/18/2005 +0100, Godwin Stewart wrote:
> > (However, because of the nature of the SMTP protocol, on the Internet at
> > large there is no guarantee that e-mail encrypted for one phase of its
> > delivery will be encrypted at every step of its journey.)
>
> Exactly. The only way to achieve full encryption for the complete delivery
> chain is to encrypt the data at the source and to send that already
> encrypted data over a normal connection.

All true, and good information.  However, the major issue for me is to 
merely have the SMTP authorization conversation with the VPS encrypted.  9 
times out of 10, I don't care if the content is encrypted.  I just want to 
make sure the login info doesn't leak out.

Cheers!

John Lock - VP, Technology
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