Adam Tauno Williams wrote: JV> a sales person told my friend that IMAP protocol is JV> less secure than POP3 protocol. ATW> It is really far and away more about end-to-end security ATW> practices than it is the OSI layer 7 protocol(s) involved. Indeed. ATW> I stand by my assertion that the IMAP vs. POP issue is 100% bogosity. Yep; I agree. Perhaps the sales person is pushing a mail system which doesn't speak IMAP (if such a thing exists). Duncan -- Duncan Gibb, Technical Director Sirius Corporation plc - The Open Source Experts http://www.siriusit.co.uk/ || +44 870 608 0063 ---- Cyrus Home Page: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/ Cyrus Wiki/FAQ: http://cyrusimap.web.cmu.edu/twiki List Archives/Info: http://asg.web.cmu.edu/cyrus/mailing-list.html