SSL (Secure Email)
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SSL Email - How It Works
Using SSL with Email is really simple and easy. In your Email Client, generally this involves just checking the box to use SSL (if the box is there) and then using the Port numbers that are for the respective protocol.
You will also need to use the correct POP/IMAP Server Name and the correct SMTP server name, that correlates to the SSL Certificate. See the items below to get that setting depending on your email server type.
Here are the standard, non-ssl ports:
- SMTP - 25 or 26
- POP - 110
- IMAP - 143
To use SSL, the ports would need changed to:
- SMTP - 465
- POP - 995
- IMAP - 993
SSL Email with SmarterMail Accounts
To find the SMTP and POP or IMAP server name to use for SSL, login to your WCP (Windows Control Panel) and click on WebMail. Look at the pre-propagation URL. It will look something like:
https://mail9.ezhostingserver.com/Login.aspx
In this example, the server name to use would be mail9.ezhostingserver.com so you would replace mail.your_domain.com with mail9.ezhostingserver.com in this example.
SSL Email with cPanel Accounts
To find the SMTP and POP or IMAP server name to use for SSL, login to your cPanel and click on SSL/TLS Manager under Security. Look at the link under Your Shared SSL Certficate URL. It will look something like:
https://cp1.hostek.com/~username
In this example, the server name to use would be cp1.hostek.com so you would replace mail.your_domain.com with cp1.hostek.com in this example.