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From: swg
Date: 14 Jun 2004
Time: 12:36:04
Remote Name: 206.166.88.48
NOTE: If your PC is behind a firewall, you may not be able to download and read your e-mail via SSL as described below. Your firewall may not allow traffic on the ports required by SSL. Configuring Outlook Express 5.0 and Higher 1. Launch Microsoft Outlook Express. 2. From the Tools menu, choose Accounts (the Internet Accounts window will appear). 3. Select the Mail tab. 4. Select the mail account you wish to configure, and then choose the Properties button. 5. Select the Servers tab. 6. In the Incoming mail (POP3) field, type mail.mchsi.com 7. In the Outgoing mail (SMTP) field, type mail.mchsi.com 8. In the Account name field, enter your e-mail ID which is everything before the @ symbol of your e-mail address. 9. In the Password field, enter your e-mail password. Note: The password will not be visible as you type it. 10. Place a checkmark beside the My server requires authentication option. 11. Choose the Settings button. 12. Select the "Log on using" option. 13. In the Account name field, enter your Mediacom Online e-mail address. 14. In the Password field, enter your e-mail password. Note: The password will not be visible as you type it. 15. Place a checkmark beside the Remember password option. 16. Choose the OK button. You will return to the Properties window. 17. Select the Advanced tab. 18. The Outgoing mail (SMTP) port number should be changed to 465. 19. Place a checkmark beside, "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)". 20. The Incoming mail (POP3) port number should be set to 995. 21. Place a checkmark beside, "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)". 22. Choose the Apply button, choose the OK button, and then choose the Close button. Configuring Netscape Communicator Netscape Communicator supports SSL when using the IMAP protocol to read e-mail. To configure Communicator 4.6 to access e-mail via IMAP and SSL follow these steps: 1. From the "Edit" pull-down menu select the "Preferences" panel. 2. Open the "Mail & Newsgroup" category (if not already open) by clicking on the small triangle. 3. Click on the "Mail Servers" sub-category. 4. In the "Incoming Mail Servers" box select your Virtual Server (or add your Virtual Server, if you need to) and click on the "Edit" button. Set the server name to be the domain name on the SSL Digital Certificate installed on the Virtual Server (for example, mail.mchsi.com). 5. Select the "IMAP" tab. 6. Select the "Use secure connection. (SSL)" radio button. Configuring Microsoft Outlook Microsoft Outlook supports SSL when using both the POP and IMAP protocols to download and read e-mail. To configure Outlook 2000 to access e-mail via POP/IMAP and SSL follow these steps: 1. From the "Tools" pull-down menu select the "Accounts" panel. 2. Select the "Mail" tab. 3. Highlight the Virtual Server (or add your Virtual Server, if you need to) you want to get e-mail from. Set the server name to be the domain name on the SSL Digital Certficate installed on the Virtual Server (for example, mail.mchsi.com). 4. Select the "Properties" button to edit the properties for the Virtual Server selected. 5. Select the "Advanced" tab. 6. At this point you should see check boxes and fields that allow you to select SSL and change the port numbers for POP/IMAP. 7. If you are using the POP protocol select the SSL checkbox for POP and change the port number from 110 to 995. 8. If you are using the IMAP protocol select the SSL checkbox for IMAP and change the port number from 143 to 993. Configuring Qualcomm Eudora To configure Qualcom Eudora 5.1 to access e-mail via SSL follow these steps: 1. From the Tools pull-down menu select the Options panel. 2. When doing the setup for both "sending mail" and "checking mail" set the server name as the domain name on the SSL Digital Certificate installed on the Virtual Server (for example, mail.mchsi.com). 3. Set the SSL option to "required, alternate port".