Depends on the setup. Most email servers store everything in plain text. In the case of the linux machine it really depends on the file permissions, and what you mean by 'administrator passwords'. If there are 3 people using the root account, then yes they can all read it. Best guess tho, if they're administrating the mail server, error on the side of them having the ability to read anything on it.

-Rick

On Tue, Feb 06, 2007 at 04:51:14AM -0800, Step0ut wrote:
>
> Hi everyone,
>
> I am sorry if this is not the exact forum to post this question but seemed
> the most relevant.
> I am working in a network with 40/50 PC's managed by 3 people with
> administrator passwords.
> The OS used is GNU/Linux.
> There is also a webmail service provided by the same server, which is also
> maintained
> by the same people.
> My question is the following:
> Since the administrator has of course access to all user files, does this
> mean that
> one with administrator privileges can read everybody's emails?
>
> Cheers,
> step0ut
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