security vs. PINE

me writes:

to the SMTP server _directly_, bypassing sendmail (and its security checks). [...] Coming down the pike though, I see SMTP, maybe even NNTP protocols being secured (check out the magazine someone mentioned earlier: INFO-SECURITY. You just have to fill out a bingo card to get it, Write:INFO-SECURITY NEWS 498 Concord St, Framingham MA 01701-2357). If that happens, the days of EZ phreaking are over.....

I think that avoiding security avoids the real problem. Many gov't agencies are swinging away from wide open SMTP in an effort to find something that has security and authentication. Having some boffo mailer that bypasses sendmail does no good in such a case.