[Mimedefang] FTC asks ISPs to crack down on zombie PCs

WBrown at e1b.org WBrown at e1b.org
Thu May 26 15:20:33 EDT 2005


mimedefang-bounces at lists.roaringpenguin.com wrote on 05/26/2005 03:07:51 
PM:

> On Thu, 26 May 2005 14:15:00 -0400, WBrown wrote
> 
> > If you TLS to the ISP's mail server, the ISP can still snoop the 
> > contents 
> > (or let Big Brother have a copy if they supeona it.)
> 
> 
> Only if they have a copy of your certificate and key.....

Ummm wouldn't TLS only encrypt the traffic between the two servers 
involved at the moment, ie, your mail server and theirs as you relay 
though it?  Encrypting the contents of the message would keep it out of 
their hands.
 




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