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Re: smtp authenticating as "plain"



dv1445@xxxxxxxxx <dv1445@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> When I send mail from mutt (1.5.18), using mutt's own smtp_url feature 
> rather than msmtp, I see a bunch of stuff flash by on the bottom of the 
> screen.  That "stuff" looks like mutt is contacting the smtp server, etc.  
> But I see something that looks like it says "AUTHENTICATING (PLAIN)".  (it 
> goes fast, so I can't get a good look).
> 
> Is mutt sending my password as plain text over the internet?  I'm using ssl 
> with my smtp, as in "set smtp_url=smtps://mail.mydomain.com".  So I'm a bit 
> concerned here that it's not working right.
                     
Sending your password in PLAIN over an encrypted transport (i.e. SSL/TLS) is 
OK.

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Sahil Tandon <sahil@xxxxxxxxxx>