Check email using SSH or OpenSSH

jokar.mohsen · 05-07-2012, 08:03 AM

Hello all.
I want check my gmail using SSH or OpenSSH,what should i do?

Can i use thunderbird for it?

Thanks.

unSpawn · 05-07-2012, 08:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jokar.mohsen

I want check my gmail using SSH or OpenSSH,what should i do?

Note OpenSSH is software (like Dropbear) and SSH is a protocol (as in SSHv1 or SSHv2). Retrieving email uses other protocols like POP or IMAP. Common email-reading applications including Mozilla Thunderbird and Google email support using the secure versions POP3S and IMAPS: see the documentation.

*This thread was moved out of the Linux Security forum as it's a Software or a new Linux user question.

lithos · 05-07-2012, 09:52 AM

Hi,

you could try Mutt if that's what you're looking for ?

chrism01 · 05-07-2012, 06:45 PM

Expanding on unSpawn, POP3S/IMPS use the SSL protocol.
If using the Firefox browser, consider adding the 'HTTPS Everywhere' extension https://www.eff.org/https-everywhere.
Alternately, an ssh tunnel may be useful, it all depends exactly how you want to connect to gmail.

jokar.mohsen · 05-08-2012, 07:42 AM

Thanks very much