[dev] Fetch Mail for IMP

Eric Rostetter eric.rostetter@physics.utexas.edu
Wed, 22 May 2002 17:37:59 -0500


Quoting Eric Rostetter <eric.rostetter@physics.utexas.edu>:

> I don't use courier, so that isn't an issue.  I don't *ever* let my web
> browsers save my passwords.  I don't ever let MS Windows save my passwords.
> I don't ever let password authenticate me.  You may allow all this.  I
                   ^^^^^^^^

That was supposed to say "passport" not password.

> But then, others will surely disagree with me.

We might solve this by making a configuration setting (that the admin sets)
to enable/disable the saving of passwords.  Then the sysadmin for each site
can decide if they want to allow saving passwords or not.  That would surely
be a clean approach to this issue.

-- 
Eric Rostetter
eric.rostetter@physics.utexas.edu

Hey Rocky!  Watch me pull a rabbit from my hat!