From: address@is.invalid   
      
   VanguardLH,   
      
   >> By the way : I have little wish to have such a SSL-tunnel program running   
   >> all the time, so something that can easily be started and terminated   
   >> would   
   >> be preferred.   
   >   
   > I'm also confused why that is a requirement.  It obviates getting   
   > notified when new messages arrive in your e-mail account.   
      
   True.  But you are thinking as if from the POV of someone who has no clue   
   how to automate stuff.   
      
   Imagine a small script (batchfile ?) which launches the SSL tunnel, launches   
   the email client, waits until the email client terminates, closes the SSL   
   tunnel.   
      
   IOW, the tunnel and the email program would always be opened and closed in   
   tandem.   
      
   > Only in the last scenario will you get notified of new messages.   
      
   Not in my case.   
      
   Besides that I close my email program as soon as I'm done with it, I've also   
   disabled any setting pertaining to the automatic up/downloading of messages   
   (email or otherwise).   
      
   > For manual checking of new messages, use a URL shortcut to your   
   > e-mail provider's webmail client.   
      
   lol ?   Why ?  I can open my email client and press its "fetch new mail"   
   button and than directly have access to it.  Why would I want to use a   
   wholly different environment just to check if I have new email ?   Thats a   
   hassle I do not want or need.   
      
   > For your unidentified local e-mail client (you said OE before, then   
   > mentioned sylpheed, but now want to leave your choice unidentified   
   > to encompass any local e-mail client absent of SSL/TLS connects),   
   > how much memory does it consume, and how much does sTunnel consume?   
      
   I have no idea how much and you're missing the point : its not about   
   resource usage.   
      
   > What is the influencing factor on why you want sTunnel unloaded   
   > until you load whatever SSL/TLS-deficient local e-mail client?   
      
   Do a guess. You might not agree with my reason, but try.   
      
   > Why unload the local e-mail client, too   
      
   Because neither is of any use without the other ?   
      
   > , or disable it by unloading sTunnel?   
      
   Disabeling my email programs access to the pop/smtp servers by just closing   
   it works quite well. :-)   
      
   Regards,   
   Rudy Wieser   
      
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