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A simple method for securing email
Authored by: edcroteau on Nov 28, '05 12:47:35PM

I think that I've cobbled together a solution to the secure email (SSL) problem of .Mac accounts requiring a "@mac.com" FROM address. This is from the many posts in several discussion areas on secure email - thanks!

1. I forward my ISP (main) account to my .Mac address
2. I then use my .Mac account for SSL retrieval of mail in IMAP mode (default) - this allows me to sync my two desktops and laptop using Mail.app as well as universal web access all to the same Inbox and saved mail folders
3. Then I set up a free Google GMail account. I use the mac.com server for retrieval but then set the smtp (sending) account to smtp.gmail.com which supports both SSL and using my preferred non @mac.com email address for FROM and REPLY TO
4. I set the SSL flags for both receiving and sending mail in the accounts tab of preferences
5. For WEB access, I just go to mac.com and login

So after all of that, does anyone have the answers to these questions :

1. Am I really getting SSL secure email from .Mac while retrieving ?
2. Am I really getting SSL secure email from GMail while sending ?
3. Are my passwords and usernames being sent securely ?
4. Does the mac.com web access do SSL after all by default ?
5. Why is it not easier to get SSL email, shouldn't it be standard ?

Thanks,

Ed



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