Michael, you may be right but still, that specific pop3 account shouldn't be
included in automatic regular mail check of WLMail.
"Michael Santovec" wrote:
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> That's normal and you'll find that many, if not most, mail clients work
> the same way.
>
> The remember password means that after the mail program is closed, the
> password will be remembered next time the program is opened.
>
> With the option unchecked, the password must be entered the first time
> after opening the program, but will be retained until you close the
> program.
>
> The presumption is that you are not setting the remember password
> because other people may have access to your PC and might open the mail
> program and want to send/receive mail as you. Once you open the program
> and send/receive it is presumed that you are staying at the PC until you
> close the program.
>
> Even not remembering the password here is of minimal security. Anyone
> who has access to the PC can still read/delete any previously
> sent/received mail.
>
> If you want any meaningful security from people who have physical access
> to your PC you need to put a password on your Windows logon and then
> either logoff when leaving the PC or lock it manually or via screen
> saver.
>
> --
>
> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
>
>
>
> "PaulOnTopOfTheHill" <PaulOnTopOfTheHill@xxxxxx>
> wrote in message
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> > Most of the POP accounts I have configured in WLM are set to remember
> > passwords. One is not, so the "remember password" box in that
> > account's
> > properties is not checked.
> > This particular account is not set to receive or sync automatically
> > either.
> > When I manually request to send/receive mail on this account, the
> > first
> > time after starting WLM, a dialogue box pops up correctly to request a
> > password, which I enter. In that dialogue box I do NOT check "remember
> > password" either. However WLM seems to be subsequently "remembering"
> > that
> > password anyway and will send/receive mail automatically with all the
> > other
> > accounts until I close WLM and restart it.
> > This seems incoherent.
> >
> > Paul
> >
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