Re: I'm very interested in any info. you have to give.

[Wil Cooley <wcooley@nakedape.cc>]

On Thu, 17 Feb 2000, David L. Nicol wrote:

> There is not at this time a standard for encrypting the entire channel
> between mail servers, and it is unlikely that one will appear.  When
> there is risk of people reading the traffic that goes by, a better
> solution is to encrypt the entire network into a "virtual private
> network."

What about SMTP over SSL/TLS?  While in MTA-MTA connections it's not
likely that both will run SSL, and of course without an Internet-wide PKI
you cannot guarantee hosts' identities, you can fairly easily secure
connections between MUA-MTA, which, for remote users, is a big benefit.

Wil
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