[Evolution] lost pop3 password

Xavier Bestel n0made@free.fr
Wed, 29 Dec 2004 16:10:58 +0100


Le mercredi 29 d=C3=A9cembre 2004 =C3=A0 06:27 -0600, Ron Johnson a =C3=A9c=
rit :
> On Wed, 2004-12-29 at 17:14 +0500, emnej wrote:
> > I forgot the pop3 password of one of my email accounts. It's still=20
> > stored in Evolution 1.4 but in an encrypted form. Is there any way to=20
> > decrypt it?
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> Shame on anyone who tells you.

Shame on me then .. a way that will work with all pop3 mailers: just spy
the internet connexion (with a tool like ethereal) and you'll see your
cleartext password. Then wonder if your ISP doesn't offer you something
more secure than po3 (especially when you plug your laptop in a foreign
LAN).

> Call up your ISP and have them change it.

Not always possible.

	Xav