What is SSL and how Does it Work

Secure Sockets Layer or known as the SSL is a protocol established by Netscape for transporting private data through the Internet. The SSL addresses email privacy by giving that secure and precise data communications with email servers and different email customer programs like Outlook (Express), Netscape, and Eudora.

Utilizing SSL, both the clients and the servers could validate the identity of each other. The SSL safeguards email communications by utilizing private as well as public key tools for both validating the connection as well as encrypting the data. After setting up a verified connection, the messages as well as its attachments are encoded, launched, received and decoded utilizing the private and public encryption keys.

How to use SSL with:

Outlook 2002

  • From the "Tools" menu, choose "Email Accounts" to show the "Email Accounts" wizard.
  • Click "View" or modify existing option of email accounts and then click "Next".
  • In section tagged "Outlook processes email for these accounts in the following order" click on the desired and after that click "Change".
  • Click "More Settings".
  • In "Internet Email Settings" dialog box, click "Advanced" tab and follow the selections.

In the "Incoming server" check the box subsequent to "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)". In the "Outgoing server" check the box subseqeunt to "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)".

  • Click "OK" to end the "Internet Email Settings" dialog box.
  • After that click "Next" and "Finish" to end the "Email Accounts" wizard.

Outlook Express 6

  • In the Tools menu, choose "Accounts" to show the "Internet Accounts" dialog box.
  • Click "Mail" tab.
  • Choose either the POP or IMAP server and click the "Properties" key.
  • In t"xxx.yourserver.com Properties" dialog box, click the "Advanced" tab.
  • For both incoming and outgoing mail, click the box tagged as "This server requires secure connections (SSL)".
  • Click "OK" to end the "xxx.yourserver.com Properties" dialog box.
  • Click "OK" to end the "Internet Accounts" dialog box.

Netscape 7.x

  • In the "Edit" menu, choose "Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings" to show the settings dialog box.
  • Click the "Server Settings".
  • In "Server Settings", check "Use secure connection (SSL)" box.
  • Click the "Outgoing Server" (SMTP).
  • In the "Use secure connection (SSL)", click "Always" radio key.
  • Click "OK" to end "Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings" dialog box.

OS X Mail

  • In "Mail" menu select "Preferences".
  • Select "Accounts" menu and then edit the preferred account.
  • In the "Account Information, Outgoing Mail Server", select "Options".
  • Click "Use Secure Sockets Layer".
  • Click "OK", to go back to the preceding menu.
  • Click "Advanced" tab, and then click the "Use SSL" selection.
  • Click "OK" to go back to Accounts window and end it.

Eudora 5.1 or 5.2

  • In the "Tools" menu, choose "Options" to show the "Options" dialog box.
  • Click "Checking Mail" symbol situated to the left of the Category area.
  • In the settings pane of "Options" dialog box, click the drop list box tagged "Secure Sockets when receiving" and then choose the "Required Alternate Port" selection.
  • Click "OK" to end the "Options" dialog box.