Verify Your Email Security With tcpdump

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CS
Carla Schroder
Sep 30, 2008
"This snippet plainly shows the login and password in a clear text login:

# tcpdump -X port 110
E8.....n.....V%.
P...T...USER.car
la@domain.com..

32:46(14) ack 70 win 5840 (DF)
E..6..@.@..x....
E8.....n...".V&.
P...n...PASS.mgY6Rf9W.

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CS

Carla Schroder

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