p7iopNf0ow1@46.24.8.228=3D?U=3D?UTF-8?Q?T?=3DF-8?Q?=3DF0=3D9F=3D8C=3DBA?=3D>   
   1239b8ef   
   XPost: eternal-september.support, alt.checkmate   
   From: wichitajayhawks@msn.com   
      
   πππ»πΊπΉπ»ππ·πΊπ Jen πππ»πΊπ   
   π»ππ·πΊπ Dershmendenderer   
   ππ»πΊπΉπ»ππ·πΊπΆη¬πππ»πΊπΉπ»π   
   π·πΊπ wrote:   
   > On Wed, 23 Jul 2025 13:59:26 -0000 (UTC), LO AND BEHOLD; "Adam H.   
   > Kerman" determined that the following was of great   
   > importance to "Adam H. Kerman" and subsequently   
   > decided to freely share it with us in <105qprt$100ia$1@dont-email.me>:   
   >   
   >> Daniel70 wrote:   
   >> =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= On 23/07/2025 2:49 am, Paul wrote:   
   >   
   >>    
   >   
   >> =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= Or, you   
   can just run XanaNews to Port 119 (USER and PASS as plaintext).   
   >   
   >> =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?=    
   XanaNews 119 --> E-S   
   >   
   >> =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= I've never really considered it .... but   
   are USER and PASS really sent   
   >> =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= in PLAINTEXT   
   >   
   >> =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= Hmm! I suppose if they weren't, how could   
   I initially connect to E-S??   
   >   
   >> =?UTF-8?B?8J+Ps++4j+KAjfCfjIg=?= Dog chasing its tail Time. ;-P   
   >   
   >> Eduarda Chappa, who currently writes and maintains alpine, tried to   
   >> explain it to me once. It's expected that credentials are sent as   
   >> plaintext and that security is provided in the transport layer.   
   >> Plaintext is just the term used for the method of sending credentials.   
   >> It means that credentials are sent unhashed.   
   >   
   >> In this case, as use of port 119 means no use of transport layer   
   >> security, credentials are being sent in the clear as plaintext. If a   
   >> port with transport layer security were used, credentials would still   
   >> be sent as plaintext but not sent in the clear.   
   >   
   >> It's a confusing term.   
   >   
   >> Transport layer security does nothing more than secure the session   
   >> between client and server. It accomplishes nothing else that we would   
   >> want in the way of security. It doesn't prevent a bad actor from   
   >> forging another user. For the purpose of preventing forgery, it matters   
   >> not whether one uses port 119 or port 563.   
   >   
   > Thanks for the AI copy/paste, Alan.   
   >   
      
   bETTER THJAN BEING AN ACTUAL AI   
      
   --   
   Hasbro   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
|