As a follow on of previous article, this one describes how to set up 2 ssh tunnels for accessing pop and smtp servers through a secure encrypted layer of communication.
Email use smtp (port 25) and pop (port 110) for sending and reading emails or alternatively imap. This time you need a secure connexion between your laptop and the two remote servers. For instance for Free, a french ISP, stmp.free.fr and pop.free.fr. SSH allows you to do that very easily through your home PC:
# ssh 110:pop.free.fr:110 -L 25:smtp.free.fr:25 your_login@home_pc
This command requires root privilege since 25 and 110 are restricted
ports. One would create a bash script in /usr/local/bin/tunnels.bash
and add it in the sudo configuration.
Now, configure your favorite mail client with:
pop: localhost smtp: localhostNote you can set up secure browsing at the same time.
# ssh 110:pop.free.fr:110 -L 25:smtp.free.fr:25 -L 3128:localhost:3128 your_login@home_pc
Happy secure emailing and remember it’s not because you are paranoid
that they are not all against you.
