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diff --git a/imap/docs/md5.txt b/imap/docs/md5.txt index c43f102..f589c9c 100644 --- a/imap/docs/md5.txt +++ b/imap/docs/md5.txt @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ RFC 1939, the standard document for the POP3 protocol. challenge; the client responds with an MD5 checksum of the challenge plus the password; the server in compares the client's response with its own calculated value of the checksum. If the client's response -matches the server's calulated value, the client is authenticated. +matches the server's calculated value, the client is authenticated. Unlike plaintext passwords, this form of authentication is believed to be secure against the session being monitored; "sniffing" |