Secure Email, Secure IMAP Outlook SSL Configuration

Secure Email Hosting IMAP SSL - Configuring Outlook Express IMAP

Secure Domain Email customers: If your secure email account with us uses a domain name other than "4securemail.com", simply use the correct name instead of the name "4securemail.com" wherever it appears in the instructions or the examples given. For instance, whenever you see "mail.4securemail.com" you would convert this to "mail.your-domain-name.com".

1. Step 1: Create your Account (Part 1)
2. Step 2: Create your Account (Part 2)
3. Step 3: Display Name
4. Step 4: Email Address
5. Step 5: Server Names
6. Step 6: User Credentials
7. Step 7: Configuring the Account Settings
8. Step 8: Servers Configuration
9. Step 9: Advanced Configuration
10. Step 10: IMAP Configuration
11. Step 11: IMAP Folders
12. Step 12: Show IMAP Folders (Part 1)
13. Step 13: Show IMAP Folders (Part 2)
14. Step 14: Synchronization
15. Manufacturer Technical Support

This document will help you to configure your Secure Outlook Express Email client to work with the 4SecureMail secure email hosting solution.

Step 1: Create your Secure IMAP Email Account (Part 1)

Start Outlook Express. On the "Tools" menu, click "Accounts."

Step 2: Create your Secure IMAP Email Account (Part 2)

In the Internet Accounts dialog box, click "Add," and then click "Mail."

Step 3: Display Name

In the "Display Name" box, type the name that you want others to see when you send a message, and then click "Next."

Step 4: Email Address

In the "Emaill Address" box, type the Email address for the account that you are using (for example, "joeuser@4securemail.com"), and then click "Next."

Step 5: Server Names

Under "Emaill Server Names," choose the "IMAP" option, and then type mail.4securemail.com for BOTH your incoming and outgoing Email servers. Click "Next."

Step 6: User Credentials

Enter your 4SecureMail user name in the field "Account name" text field.
Make sure the box "Log on using Secure Password Authentication" is blank.

Step 7: Configuring the Secure Email Account Settings

To configure your Email, select the mail account and click on the "Properties" button on the right.

Step 8: Secure Servers Configuration

Click on the "Servers" tab on the top and check the box "My server requires authentication."

Step 9: Advanced Secure Email Configuration

• Click on the "Advanced" tab on the top and check the boxes for outgoing and incoming mail labeled "This server requires a secure connection (SSL)".
• Make sure that you change the "Outgoing Mail (SMTP)" number to 465, as shown in the screenshot below.
• Click "OK" and you should be able to send and receive mail.

Step 10: Secure IMAP Configuration

• Click the "IMAP" tab.
• In the "Sent Items path" text field, type "Sent"
• Click "OK" and then "Close" (to close the Internet Account Box).

Step 11: IMAP Folders

Select the "Tools" pulldown menu and select "IMAP Folders."

Step 12: Show IMAP Folders (Part 1)

1. Select the "All" tab
2. Click "Inbox" (if the folders are not showing)
3. Click the Show button for each folder you wish to display.
   • Your folder names may be different from the screenshot.

Step 13: Show IMAP Folders (Part 2)

• Click the "Visible" tab and make sure your folders are showing.
• Click "OK."

Step 14: Synchronization

• Select "mail.4securemail.com" in the left (if not already selected).
• Under the Synchronization settings, check all the folders that you want content for and click the "Synchronize Account" button.
• When done exit Outlook express and restart it and you should be able to send and receive Email.

Manufacturer Technical Support

For technical support from Microsoft, please visit http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;[ln];top.