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Re:When did POP and IMAP become a “legacy protocol?” by gernb on Monday September 26, 2022 @05:42AM (#32981115)
could be on airport wifi, store wifi, cafe wifi, hotel wifi, etc...

https prevents them injecting shit

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Re:When did POP and IMAP become a “legacy protocol?” by Handytinge on Tuesday October 04, 2022 @09:18AM (#33079916)
None of those are networks I could consider secure.

Even with https, there's no scenario where I'm not encapsulating all traffic in a tunnel there.

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Re:When did POP and IMAP become a “legacy protocol?” by yardstick on Monday September 26, 2022 @07:48AM (#32981897)
Sure, but this was in specific reference to “My ISP”. I can understand no choice in a hotel/cafe/etc. But there’s now lots of choice for home internet. Wired, cellular, even Starlink.
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