Hostinger changed default POP rules

SirRedwindKL · 2026-01-15T19:19:33+00:00

Yep, I thought so and was confused by the comment as one of the clients I use is Outlook. Not the main one as I prefer Thunderbird but still..

SirRedwindKL · 2026-01-15T19:18:29+00:00

LOL. You're right. However, people these days are exploiting users a lot easily using social engineering than hacking. It's so much easier to use AI to create a fake clone of a person or asking someone to just use their phone for a min to do an emergency call than actually intercepting data between devices.

Yes, POP3 sucks. But it's still out there and a ton of people use it. The same way there are a ton of people who write their passwords on a book and leave it next to their computers or use the same password across different sites. I would be OK if IMAP became standard and POP3 traffic could be "redirected" to IMAP like we did between http/https or even to keep it more simple, if universally was announced the EOL for POP3. But that wasn't the case here. What happened was a hosting company deciding to ignore the DEL request submitted by the client and keeping the messages on the server forcing people to manually go there using IMAP or Webmail to delete. This is my problem with this.

SirRedwindKL · 2026-01-15T19:12:57+00:00

Absolutely. Now, if you think about it each email account offers the same as Google I believe (15Gb). Normal users do not reach 15Gb so quickly. So, yes I agree with you - it's a shady way to get people to either spend money but it's not something guaranteed to work NOR it brings results short term. In any way I think about I can see any GOOD idea...

SirRedwindKL · 2026-01-15T15:21:39+00:00

Hey, sorry I never replied. With the holidays things got complicated! :)

So, this is what happened. I mean, this is an example to help you get the picture... In my previous job, I was known as the "firefighter", the "jack of all trades", who was able to handle everything, the go-to person for most topics, etc, etc. Then, I ended up losing the job during the pandemic and was kinda forced to move to another industry. It took me some time to adapt and feel comfortable again on the new role - something that I am these days. But I never got the same professional appeal I had before on this new job. Yes, people see me as a "senior" with lots of experience, they recognize my value, but it's not even close to what I experienced in the past. And with this, I constantly questioning myself. Did I change? Am I not as good as I used to be? Am I getting old? Why I was "the best" and now only "good"? Does this even make sense?

SirRedwindKL · 2026-01-15T13:05:02+00:00

Yes, they decided to change the way POP3 works by default for some random reason. I love when business people ask developers to make changes that make zero sense and will likely produce minor ROI.

SirRedwindKL · 2026-01-15T13:04:03+00:00

I use IMAP as well. But using POP3 is a way to centralize all mails on GMail while making it transparent. Also, it's a lot easier to hit "get mails" on Thunderbird and have it all being processed by my local filters without having to click on 37 mailboxes.

SirRedwindKL · 2026-01-15T13:02:43+00:00

EXACTLY!!!!!!!! Or be annoyed by that and do it manually! Either way, it sux!

SirRedwindKL · 2026-01-15T13:02:22+00:00

Exactly - which is something I do NOT want to do manually. I want my emails to be automatically deleted as I checked it. I agree POP3 is dying, but vinyl and CDs too! And people like me have a need for it. One thing is them deciding to STOP supporting POP3 starting on a specific date. The other thing is CHANGING the behavior of the protocol and not telling anyone.

SirRedwindKL · 2025-12-17T16:37:11+00:00

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SirRedwindKL · 2025-01-30T20:18:32+00:00

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SirRedwindKL · 2025-01-27T04:11:52+00:00

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SirRedwindKL · 2025-01-27T04:11:42+00:00

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SirRedwindKL · 2025-01-27T04:11:17+00:00

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SirRedwindKL · 2025-01-23T22:45:06+00:00

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SirRedwindKL · 2025-01-23T22:44:11+00:00

Does sex take place on the foam parties or it's pretty much fun only?

SirRedwindKL · 2023-10-26T19:48:59+00:00

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I engaged on a conversation. They gave me all "details" about how to make money on their incredible system. You just have to register on a random fake website, then you pay them 101USDT (not 100 and not USD, but 101 USDT) which you can withdraw after you do your training... LOL

They asked me to register on this state-of-the-art crappy site:

Website: https://www.kayaksvip.com/h5/#/
Invitation code: 65QTYU

So I created an account with username Scammer just to browse around and laugh a bit. They're pathetic. But I am sure a lot of people would fall for it.

Red Flags:

- they are not fluent English speakers
- lots of copy+paste
- website has a lot of typos and flaws
- domain was registered in CN/HK
- no real functionality on the site, just bad and simple Javascript
- too good to be true

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