[edlug] intercepting emails

[Samsara <phi1ipp@xxx.xxx.xxx>]

Dear All,

There must be some among us who've played this thought
game: how difficult is it to intercept a particular
"password reminder" message, if you know what server
it's coming from, which email server it's going to,
and the approximate time at which it will be
transmitted?

Although I can't lay claim to any decent knowledge of
how the web works, I figure one would have to try for
intercepting traffic either near the sender or the
recipient, correct? What exactly does this involve -
digging up the ground to plug into the wire?

The reason I ask is not because I intend to attempt
this stunt, but because I'm concerned about the
security of my credit card details currently stored on
company foo.com's servers.

Thanks,

Samsara


	
		
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