[Users] APOP question

[mi]

> > My question in the first place is, does APOP (because it says it's
> > 'secure') such a damm good thing that i better would use it ?
>
> Yes, I'd say so: it adds another layer of protection, where even if
> someone manages to find a way to eavesdrop on the clear text despite
> the SSL/TLS, they still don't get your password.
>
> However, your server seems not to support APOP despite whatever setting
> you switched on. As the error correctly says, there is no timestamp in
> the greeting, so the APOP response cannot be calculated.
>
>  has an example of a
> greeting with a timestamp near it, roughly <decimal.numbers at hostname>
>
> Hope that explains,


ok. Great Link ! Thank you !