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OPS335 Lab 4b

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Notice that there are <u>unencrypted </u> options available to connect to your SMTP/IMAP servers but those are rarely used these days. The - the potential for abuse is too great. On a free wifi network , the operator would be able to not only read your email - , but also get obtain your password, without any password/encryption cracking tools. And In fact, even on a private wired network - , it is not uncommon for an employer to sniff use a packet sniffer utility to monitor all the traffic going over their network (that was Packet Sniffing applications were actually found in court to be a legally acceptable practicepractices if used by the management of organizations).
The specific security settings depend on how your servers were configured. The settings for the seneca servers are [https://inside.senecacollege.ca/its/services/email/email_clients/imap.html published here].
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