CoxTech1
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Re: New webmail "upgrade" is a downgrade?
said by jjepstein  :Is one of the "long needed" enhancements that it sends your password over an HTTPS link (i.e., encrypted), instead of an HTTP link (i.e., unencrypted)? I tried to explain why that was a risk, and no one at Cox seemed to care. (It's mainly a risk if you're accessing Webmail from an unencrypted Wifi hotspot, where anyone can snoop on your connection. Or to a lesser extent if you're accessing it from a hotel or other public location, where there may be opportunities to eavesdrop on the communications.) SSL is something we are working on but could not get it into this build.
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BillRoland
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| said by CoxTech1 :said by jjepstein :Is one of the "long needed" enhancements that it sends your password over an HTTPS link (i.e., encrypted), instead of an HTTP link (i.e., unencrypted)? I tried to explain why that was a risk, and no one at Cox seemed to care. (It's mainly a risk if you're accessing Webmail from an unencrypted Wifi hotspot, where anyone can snoop on your connection. Or to a lesser extent if you're accessing it from a hotel or other public location, where there may be opportunities to eavesdrop on the communications.) SSL is something we are working on but could not get it into this build. CoxTech1 Awesome!
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