Configuring Mozilla/Netscape for secure connections
Beginning January, 2007, only email clients configured to use secure settings will be able to connect to the UMD email servers to send and receive mail.
Unless configured to use secure (encrypted) protocols, email programs send your username, password, and email content as clear text that can possibly be intercepted by others - particularly on a wireless network. You should check your email program's settings to make sure your incoming (IMAP or POP) and outgoing (SMTP) servers are configured to use secure settings.
Are you already using POP?
For new users of Mozilla or Netscape for email we recommend using IMAP instead
of POP. However, if you are already using POP, to avoid confusion
you may want to continue using POP. The secure settings will be similar to
the IMAP instructions below but you won't see some setting that are mentioned
such as the "IMAP
server directory".
Mozilla/Netscape secure settings
- Choose Mail & Newsgroups from the "Windows" menu.
If you and then select Mail & Newsgroups Account
Settings from
the Edit menu. If you haven't set up an account, follow
the steps below. If you already have an IMAP account, skip to Step
2 to configure the secure settings required for email programs
at UMD.
- Select "Account Settings" from
the Tools menu and configure the settings indicated below.
Note: If you are using the POP protocol the "POP Mail Server" setting would be pop.d.umn.edu and the Port number should be 995 when you click the "Use secure connection" checkbox.
NOTE: If you have already been using OSX Mail without the "~/Mail/" for the IMAP server directory setting below, you may have created mailboxes that you won't be able to see if you use this settings. Just leave this setting blank to continue to see all of your saved mailboxes.
If you are using POP you won't have this setting since POP can only access your Inbox.
- Windows users: If you have Symantec AntiVirus installed
you will need to disable the Email Protection option in order to send email
using secure settings.
Select Symantec Client Security from the Start menu.
Expand the Configure option and click on Internet E-mail Auto-Protect.
Remove the checkmark in front of Enable Internet E-mail AutoProtect.
Click OK and close the window.
If you use Mozilla off-campus using a different ISP
If you use Mozilla at home and have a different Internet Service Provider such as cable modem or DSL you may have configured a different SMTP server setting so that you can use your ISP's outgoing SMTP server. Your ISP's SMTP server may also support secure protocols (SSL). If it does not we recommend you use UMD's server (smtp.d.umn.edu) with secure settings. You can send outgoing email through UMD's smtp.d.umn.edu server anywhere you're connected to the Internet if you enable the secure settings.
You also do not need to use Virtual Private Network (VPN) software in order to send email with secure settings. However, for other security reasons we do recommend running VPN unless your computer is connected to an on-campus ethernet connection.
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