Using secure settings to receive email
Why should I use secure settings?
Insecure
settings can mean that your password is sent across the network in
plain text. This means that your password could be intercepted, especially if you are connecting from outside UCL,
and your account could then be used by someone else.
You should therefore change the settings (as described on these web pages) in your email program so that you can receive email securely.
What do I need to do?
Click on the email program you use for step by step instructions:
- Thunderbird
- Outlook
- Eudora
- Mac Mail
- Entourage
- Outlook Express
- Windows Mail
- Windows Live Mail
- Evolution (Linux)
- Pegasus
- Elm - You do not need to make any changes to the program
- Pine - Current version on Socrates is not secure.
- SquirrelMail - You do not need to make any changes to this web-based emailer
- Gmail/Google Mail
- Yahoo - Yahoo does not support reading email securely
- Hotmail (Windows Live Hotmail)
- Mail2Web
- Hand held devices (Windows Mobile 6, Blackberrys, iPhone)
- My email program or mobile phone is not listed here
FAQ
I use WTS should I make these changes?
If you use Thunderbird on WTS, then no. The changes have been automatically made for you.
If you use any other program
on WTS such as Outlook or Eudora, then yes, you will need to
make changes to the settings in the email program that you
use.
I use ADS. Do I need to make any changes?
No. These changes do not apply to ADS users. You need not take any action.
What if I use more than one computer or work from home?
Wherever you check your email - whether from work or home, you
will need to make sure that your email programs are set up securely
on each machine that you use (by changing the settings).
Troubleshooting and Help
If you have tried following the instructions for your email program and still have problems, please click on the link above for assistance.
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