[dev] IMP Accounts: possible security issue???

Eric Rostetter eric.rostetter at physics.utexas.edu
Tue Jan 20 09:26:10 PST 2004


Quoting Ron Cooper <rcooper at jamesconeyisland.com>:

> Can someone confirm if this problem is happening to you as well?

Doesn't happen to me, but that is because I configured my browser to
act as I expect it to.

> Created a regular user. Proceeded to setup a pop3 account for that user.
> Information from my admin account  is already filled in
> as well as my  user name and password (though in ****)
> User is allowed to download my mail. Not good.

This is a function of your browser, and you can configure it not to do
that if you want.  Check your browser docs/settings.

> Ron

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Eric Rostetter
The Department of Physics
The University of Texas at Austin

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