How to Change PORT setting for Email Clients (IMAP users)

Secured Vs. Unsecured Email

Unsecured Email is the most commonly used mail setting. We do not recommend using unsecured email as your data will be transmitted without encryption. SSL encrypted email is highly recommended as this will ensure your sensitive data is transmitted to its destination securely.

In this tutorial, you will be given the instructions on how to change the settings on your email client to send emails securely.

 

 

Change the incoming and outgoing PORT in Mozilla Thunderbird:

  1. Open Mozilla Thunderbird.
  2. Go to Tools > Account Settings
  3. In the list on the left, select "Server Settings"
  4. Change the Port to 993
  5. In the Security Settings, select SSL for "Connection security"
  6. In the list on the left, select "Outgoing Server (SMTP)" at the bottom of the list
  7. Select the account you need to change from the list on the right and clickEdit
  8. Change Port to 465
  9. In the Security Settings, select SSL for "Connection security"
  10. Click OK 

 

 

 

Change the incoming and outgoing PORT in Microsoft Outlook 2010:

  1. In Outlook 2010, go to the File tab, make sure Info is selected from the left menu.
  2. Click on Account Settings button
  3. Click on  "Account Settings: Add and remove accounts or change existing connection settings"
  4. Double click the email account you want to edit
  5. Click on "More Settings" button 
  6. Change "Incoming Mail (IMAP)"  port to 993
  7. Change "Use th following type of encrypted connection" to SSL
  8. Change "Outgoing mail (SMTP)" to 465
  9. Change "Use th following type of encrypted connection" to SSL
  10. Click OK, Next, and Finish

 

 

 

 

 

Change the incoming and outgoing PORT  in Microsoft Outlook 2007

  1. In Microsoft Outlook, select Tools > Accounts Settings
  2. On the E-mail Accounts Settings Window select the email account you need to modify
  3. Click the "Change..." icon
  4. Click "More Settings"
  5. Click the Advanced tab
  6. Change "Incoming Mail (IMAP)"  port to 993
  7. Change "Use th following type of encrypted connection" to SSL
  8. Change "Outgoing mail (SMTP)" to 465
  9. Change "Use th following type of encrypted connection" to SSL
  10. Click OK, Next, and Finish

 

 

 

Change the incoming and outgoing PORT in Microsoft Outlook 2003

  1. In Microsoft Outlook, select Tools > E-mail Accounts
  2. On the E-mail Accounts wizard window, select "View or change existing e-mail accounts" and click Next
  3. Click the Mail tab and choose the account you need to modify
  4. Click "More Settings"
  5. Click the Advanced tab
  6. Change "Incoming Mail (IMAP)"  port to 993
  7. Put a check in "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)"
  8. Change "Outgoing mail (SMTP)" to 465
  9. Put a check in "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)"

 


Change the incoming and outgoing PORT in Microsoft Outlook Express:

  1. Open Microsoft Outlook Express
  2. Go to Tools > Accounts
  3. Click the Mail tab to open a list of your mail accounts
  4. Double click the account that you want to configure
  5. Click the Advanced tab
  6. Change "Incoming Mail (IMAP)"  port to 993
  7. Put a check in "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)"
  8. Change "Outgoing mail (SMTP)" to 465
  9. Put a check in "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)"
  10. Click OK and Close







 

 

 

 

 

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