Re: [evolution-patches] [PATCH] IMAP preauth and subcommand connection.

[Ettore Perazzoli <ettore ximian com>]

On Thu, 2003-06-26 at 13:05, David Woodhouse wrote:
> It's possible to get at an IMAP server by 'ssh $MAILHOST imapd', and in
> fact some servers that's the _only_ way to get at them... 

Is this actually a common setup?

I am not opposed to the feature, but I worry about the IMAP
configuration page getting even more complicated than it already is... 
The setting should be exposed to the user in a way that s/he can
understand.

Also, does this rely on ssh-askpass to fetch the password?

-- Ettore