Earthlink to Test Caller ID for E-Mail

[Ben Laurie]

Peter Gutmann wrote:

> Eugen Leitl <eugen at leitl.org> writes:
> 
> 
>>"A way that works" would involve passphrase-locked keyrings, and forgetful
>>MUAs (this mutt only caches the passphrase for a preset time).
> 
> 
> "A way that works *in theory* would involve ...".  The chances of any vendor
> of mass-market software shipping an MUA where the user has to enter a password
> just to send mail are approximately... zero.

And it doesn't even work in theory - once your PC is hacked, the 
passphrase would be known the first time you used it.

Cheers,

Ben.

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