EMail 2002 Evaluation - Summary of Secure Protocols Supported by Clients

 

DRAFT DRAFT DRAFT

Client (Version/Platform)
Kerberos V5
SSL
Other
Comments
 
Example pop/imap/smtp/ldap/nntp pop/imap/smtp/ldap/nntp   Ideal client?  
Mulberry 2.1 for Windows x / x / x / x / NA x / x / x / x / NA CRAM-MD5, NTLM Need PGP plugin for SSL  
Eudora 5.1 for Windows o / x / o / o / NA x / x / x / ?/ NA      
Messenger 4.7x for Windows o / o / o / o / o o / x / x / x / x   No pop ssl  
Messenger 6.2x for Windows o / o / o / o / o x / x / x / x / x      
Outlook 2000/XP for Windows o / o / o / o / NA x / x / x / x / NA   Need Office 2000 SP2 for LDAP SSL  
Outlook Express 5.x for Windows o / o / o / o / o x / x / x / x / x      
           
Mulberry 2.1 for Mac x / x / x / x / NA x / x / x / x / NA CRAM-MD5, NTLM ?? Need PGP plugin for SSL  
Eudora 5.1 for Mac x* / o / o / o / NA x / x / x / ?/ NA   * with kpop  
Messenger 4.7x for Mac o / o / o / o / o o / x / x / x / x      
Messenger 6.2x for Mac o / o / o / o / o x / x / x / x / x      
Entourage for Mac o / o / o / o / o x / x / x / x / x      
Outlook Express 5 for Mac o / o / o / o / o x / x / x / ? / x      
Mulberry 2.1 for Mac X x / x / x / x / NA x / x / x / x / NA   Need PGP plugin for SSL  
Eudora 5.1 beta for Mac X ? / ? / o / o / NA x / x / x / ? / NA      
           
Messenger 6.2x for Mac X o / o / o / o / o x / x / x / x / x      
Entourage for Mac X o / o / o / o / o x / x / x / x / x      
           
Mail (OS X) o / o / o / o / NA x / x / x / ? / NA      
           

 

x = yes; o = no ; NA = not applicable