Comment 60 for bug 119358

> Is this still an issue for anyone?

I think so. I myself use another mail client, but the issue is still present in Intrepid. Just tested it, and it used SASL LOGIN although CRAM-MD5 was available.

Of course, there is an option in the wizard now, where you can disable downloading mail immediately, so you can select this and change the account settings manually before downloading your mail for the first time, but that depends on your knowledge about this stuff.

Joe Public will happily use the default and won't encrypt his passwords at all.