To ensure your password is not exposed to hackers when logging
into your mail system you should turn on SSL/TLS for IMAP, POP and
SMTP protocols.
Open your email client and find the settings for IMAP (or POP)
and SMTP. Change the encryption setting to STARTTLS or
SSL/TLS depending on the port you are using (THE STARTTLS versions
in green are best. Just be sure it doesn't say NONE under
encryption basically!
Protocol |
Port |
Encrypt Setting |
IMAP |
143 |
STARTTLS |
POP |
110 |
STARTTLS |
SMTP |
25 OR 587 |
STARTTLS |
IMAP |
993 |
SSL/TLS |
POP |
995 |
SSL/TLS |
SMTP |
465 |
SSL/TLS |