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Article #13Re: Password protect email client
From: Tim
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 00:19
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 00:19
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> Kwan Yeoh <KYeoh@MaC.Com.SpAmMeN.oT> wrote: > >> Hi all, >> >> I'm trying to find an email client that will allow for a password >> protect of the emails which are stored on the Mac that I have. ie, won't >> allow any old user who comes across the machine to fire it up & look at >> the inbox/outbox, etc. I realise IMAP is an option, but we want to be >> able to access the email when offline too. There doesn't need to be >> encryption, just something to stop the computer-barely-literate from >> opening the emails. >> >> This is for my father, so I'm looking for something not too complicated. >> ie, no separate encryption with PGP or Norton Encrypt, etc. Just an >> email program that wants a password when fired up. > I used to use Outlook Express 4.5, and that had password protection on the client. Not sure about version 5. While probably easy to avoid if you knew what you were doing it would certainly scare away any beginners.
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