Sv: Does disabling POP3 just mean removing it from the protocols list?

[Michael Peddemors]

On 2022-03-01 4:23 p.m., Sebastian Nielsen wrote:
> By locking access for POP3 by Google IP, you ensure it can only be used with the fetch feature of Gmail (which do have account-wise rate-limits to prevent password hacking).
> In this way, you increase security. Of course it must be combined with IP restrictions and firewalling for IMAP and Auth on 587 aswell.

No one commented, that ONLY POP3/SSL should be allowed, otherwise Gmail 
(or any other similar service) could simply expose the passwords over 
the clear, allowing those credentials to be sniffed.


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