[ih] Obscure e-mail systems

[John Levine]

In article <EB26A1DA-3A59-4063-B2D2-1454A11CD107 at orthanc.ca> you write:
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>> On Mar 15, 2016, at 10:59 PM, Randy Bush <randy at psg.com> wrote:
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>> btw, i still run uucp links, both over tcp and over pots.
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>TLS-wrapped UUCP over TCP is still the best way to circumvent hotel's, internet cafe's, and – these days – your
>own ISP's attempts to block/MITM/read your email.

Seems a bit crufty.  I've been tunneling imap and submit through ssh
on port 443 for years.  Works great.

R's,
John

PS: If anyone wants a uucp-friendly Telebit Trailblazer modem card
with the popular mod of a buffered chip in place of the standard
unbuffered one, just ask.  You'll have to find a computer old enough
to have an ISA slot for it.