How to enable secure connection in Outlook Express to access your mailbox?

1.  From the Tools menu, choose Accounts.
               
           

 

 

2. To select your account then click Properties.

           

 

For IMAP user

3a.  Click the Advanced tag,
4a.  Check the checkbox of This server requires a secure connection (SSL). The Sever Port Numbers for Incoming mail (IMAP) will be automatically changed to 993.
5a.  Click OK.

 

 For POP3 user

3b.  Click the Advanced tag,
4b.  Check the checkbox of This server requires a secure connection (SSL). The Sever Port Numbers for Incoming mail (POP3) will be automatically changed to 995.
5b.  Click OK.

 

 

 

Caution: In order to prevent your computer from getting infected by computer virus via email, you should tighten the security configuration in Outlook Express to prohibit scripts from running within email. Please refer here for the detailed procedure.

 

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