Secure e-mail

I am looking for an e-mail vendor that provides a secure login (I don't
care about the content, I use GPG for content) to their e-mail service
that will work with the Apple e-mail client.

I use earthlink.net today, but they seem to use plain POP, which has
both the account and password transmitted in clear text. I'd like to
use e-mail on a public Wi-Fi network or on my iPhone, but I am
concerned about account and password security.

Of course, I may be totally confused. Some of my research shows
messages about disabling APOP and getting around TLS errors when
connecting to older mail servers.



Thanks,



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John Holt

In article <2009110718040016807-jdholt77r3m0v3this@earthlinknetnotcom>,
John Holt <jdholt77_r3m0v3_this.RemoveThis@earthlink.net_not_com> wrote:

> I am looking for an e-mail vendor that provides a secure login (I don't
> care about the content, I use GPG for content) to their e-mail service
> that will work with the Apple e-mail client.
>
> I use earthlink.net today, but they seem to use plain POP, which has
> both the account and password transmitted in clear text. I'd like to
> use e-mail on a public Wi-Fi network or on my iPhone, but I am
> concerned about account and password security.
>
> Of course, I may be totally confused. Some of my research shows
> messages about disabling APOP and getting around TLS errors when
> connecting to older mail servers.

AFAIK Earthlink uses a secure connection for e-mail.

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Clark Martin
Redwood City, CA, USA Macintosh / Internet Consulting

"I'm a designated driver on the Information Super Highway"