[FYI] Encryption in Company Networks Foiled

[Axel H Horns]

http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/data/anw-26.02.02-007/

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Encryption in Company Networks Foiled  

The encrypting of e-mails in company networks is foiled if it is done 
in a Microsoft Exchange/Outlook 9x/200x environment. In a POP3/IMAP4 
environment this is not the case. In answer to a question by heise 
online Microsoft confirmed that appended files encrypted with crypto 
plug-ins are transmitted in an unencrypted form from client to server 
even when the encryption function of the plug-in has been activated.  

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