[NCLUG] Stamping out clear-text passwords (was Re: webhosting question)

[crucial]

<embarassed admission>I've been using ssh & sftp exclusively for a while
now, quite smugly, and never even thought of the authentication step in
POP3.</embarassed admission>

So, how does one tunnel POP3 through ssh?  And what about on
Windows/MSOutlook, do I have *any* secure options there?  

--Rich

On 15 Oct 2002, Chris Riddoch wrote:
> I'd like to take this moment to mention that Peak to Peak only allows
> you to use FTP to upload pages to your web space, and only provides
> POP3 for pulling down email from their server, both of which send your
> passwords in the clear.