The Natural Philosopher wrote:
[snip]

All that is really at risk is my email passwords, which wouldn't take
long to change as they are controlled exclusively by me, and email and
whatsapp and skype contacts.

What E-Mail passwords? :-)

I run an SMTP server on my home desktop machine, mail gets delivered
direct to that machine, no mailboxes with passwords along the way.

However I do wonder about people thinking their E-Mail can be secure
in any real sort of way. I was always told to treat an E-Mail like a
postcard, *anyone* can read it as it passes through. Dropping it into
a locked letter box at the end of the journey is rather shutting the
stable door after the horse has bolted.

Encrypted E-Mail is better, but only a bit, if someone has a copy
then they have as much time as they like to decrypt it, much easier
than brute forcing a login password where any half decent system stops
you after a few attempts.

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Chris Green
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