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faq:email:avo_mail_server_secure_smtp_imap_pop3

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AVO Mail Server Configurations with Secure SMTP and IMAP/POP3

AfterOffice mail server now provides STARTTLS support for SMTP on port 587 and SSL/TLS support for IMAP on port 993 and POP3 on port 995.

To enable STARTTLS and SSL on your mail configurations (e.g. Ms Outlook, Windows Live Mail, Mozilla Thunderbird, Apple Mail, etc), please use the following settings.

*Note: Please replace yourdomain.com with your own domain.


SMTP with STARTTLS Outgoing Server Settings

Settings Content
Outgoing mail server mail.yourdomain.com
SMTP Port 587
Type of encryption/connection STARTTLS
Authentication method Normal
My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication YES (with “Use same settings as my incoming mail server”)

SMTP with SSL/TLS Outgoing Server Settings

Settings Content
Outgoing mail server mail.yourdomain.com
SMTP Port 465
Type of encryption/connection SSL/TLS
Authentication method Normal
My outgoing server (SMTP) requires authentication YES (with “Use same settings as my incoming mail server”)

IMAP Incoming Server Settings

Settings Content
Incoming mail server mail.yourdomain.com
IMAP Port 993
Type of encryption/connection SSL/TLS
Authentication method Normal

POP3 Incoming Server Settings

Settings Content
Incoming mail server mail.yourdomain.com
POP3 Port 995
Type of encryption/connection SSL/TLS
Authentication method Normal

Important Notes

When you made the above switch, you will be prompted a certificate related security warning like the image below.

The warning is displayed due to each secure certificate has to verify against the server name that you connect to. If you connect to mail.yourdomain.com, your mail application will warn you as the certificate belongs to someone else like *.agnx.com. You can safely accept the certificate (by clicking [Yes]) that is coming from agnx.com as it is AfterOffice Global Network Exchange domain.

If you experience any error or issues switching over to the secure ports, please contact us at support@afteroffice.com

faq/email/avo_mail_server_secure_smtp_imap_pop3.1565059813.txt.gz · Last modified: 2019/08/06 10:50 by vikki