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Re: Password protect email client

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From: ksimpson
Date: Tue, 13 Mar 2001 05:04
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Musashi is anpther email client that has password protection on the 
client for multiple users - it is very good

In article <1eq6dsb.89pduq6pjnepN%not@all.valid>, not@all.valid (zoara) 
wrote:

> 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.
> 
> How about using a screensaver with password protection? That's a simple
> way to protect the info on your Mac and would seem to solve your
> problem... 
> 
> Unless you specifically want to secure the mail but leave the rest of
> the machine open, that is.
> 
>         -z-

-- 
Regards
Ken
mailto:ksimpson@optushome.com.au
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