Re:Question about Thunderbird and Sync Kolab, etc!
Posted by: Anonymous Coward
on April 21, 2006 10:08 AM
In answer to 1a and 1b:
1a. The SyncKolab plugin uses whatever connection you have to the IMAP server. So if you have configured your connection to the IMAP server to use SSL or TLS, then yes the connection is encryoted. SyncKolab (and all kolab clients I am aware of) do not provide an additional level of encryption over and above what the imap server provides. This has the advantage that you can use any IMAP server to store your calendar/contact list etc. This leads onto 1b:
1b. Can a server admin see your data? Almost certainly, yes. Most IMAP server implementations store mail in a format which allows easy viewing by a suitably privileged user. However with mail messages you can encrypt messages using PGP for example. Such encryption techniques are designed for mail messages only, not contacts or calendar entries in a kolab environment.
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Re:Question about Thunderbird and Sync Kolab, etc!
Posted by: Anonymous Coward on April 21, 2006 10:08 AM1a. The SyncKolab plugin uses whatever connection you have to the IMAP server. So if you have configured your connection to the IMAP server to use SSL or TLS, then yes the connection is encryoted. SyncKolab (and all kolab clients I am aware of) do not provide an additional level of encryption over and above what the imap server provides. This has the advantage that you can use any IMAP server to store your calendar/contact list etc. This leads onto 1b:
1b. Can a server admin see your data? Almost certainly, yes. Most IMAP server implementations store mail in a format which allows easy viewing by a suitably privileged user. However with mail messages you can encrypt messages using PGP for example. Such encryption techniques are designed for mail messages only, not contacts or calendar entries in a kolab environment.
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