Secure SSL Incoming and Outgoing E-mail

At last!! It is here. You can receive and send e-mail securely via your NetKnow account!!



Note your mail programme will ask you to either aceept or not accept the certificate; please accept!



How to set it up:



In Outlook and Outlook Express (Current Version):



1) Go to Tools

2) Go to Accounts

3) Under Mail click on your mail account for sending and receiving e-mail from Netknow.

4) Click on servers tab



Make certain that "My Incoming mail server is a POP3 server ".



Set Incoming Mail Server to pop3.nk.ca .

Set Outgoing Mail Server to smtp.nk.ca for dial-up customers otherwise set it to mail.nk.ca



Make certain that the "My server requires authentication" is check under the Outgoing Mail Server and under Settings please choose the "Use same settings as my incoming mail server".



5) Click on the advanced tab



Check off both the The server requires a secure connection (SSL) on Outgoing and Incoming Mail.



Hit Apply and OK and you are ready to go.



For Thunderbird Users:



Go to Tools then Account Settings Under you Incoming Mail Server settings, say pop3.nk.ca, Click on server Settings, and under Security Settings, click on SSL and that the server name is set to pop3.nk.ca .

Then choose Outgoing Server (SMTP) and choose TLS (if you are have a problem, please change to "TLS, if Available")



For Netscape 6.X and 7.X



go to mail and newsgroups -> edit -> Mail & newsgroups Account Settings

for MAIL server settings checkmail use secure connection(SSL) and set server to pop3.nk.ca

and set Outgoing Server (SMTP) Server Name smtp.nk.ca for dial-up customers otherwise set it to mail.nk.ca; set port to 25; checkmark

User name and password And set Use Secure connection (SSL): to Always.





and for



For Netscape 4.X or Older, olnly the Outgoing mail server can be secure.



If someone tells me about Eudora and Pegasus, I will duly comply to edit this entry.



Please avoid Netscape 8!







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