Secure email folders on a Linux server

Posted by Moutaz on Server Fault See other posts from Server Fault or by Moutaz
Published on 2010-01-19T06:33:27Z Indexed on 2010/03/08 4:51 UTC
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Hi;

I was astonished when I knew that any one can read emails on a Linux server if they new where to look even if they didn't have the email password just the Cpanel password. The question is: How can I secure these emails while on server before being downloaded?

I have a Linux server with exim WHM/Cpanel

Thanks.

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