Man-in-the-middle attacks are very few and far between.
Thats not to say that they don't exist. Obviously I advocate the use of SSL at all times. Not just for email, but for everything. The Client is particularly good at this as you can set it to encrypt all traffic.
But if you use another application, you really ought to use SSL. In this case, the answer is 'I don't know'. The only way you can get the information is to use something like WireShark to trace the packets and see if you can see your ID and/or password buried in there.
My talk at UKLUG in October is all about hacking Domino servers.
Man-in-the-middle attacks are very few and far between.
Thats not to say that they don't exist. Obviously I advocate the use of SSL at all times. Not just for email, but for everything. The Client is particularly good at this as you can set it to encrypt all traffic.
But if you use another application, you really ought to use SSL. In this case, the answer is 'I don't know'. The only way you can get the information is to use something like WireShark to trace the packets and see if you can see your ID and/or password buried in there.
My talk at UKLUG in October is all about hacking Domino servers.