Secure IMAP/POP Mail Connection in Windows mail clients
How to convert your insecure IMAP/POP connection into a secure connection:
Thunderbird
Mozilla Thunderbird is our recommended e-mail client for Windows.- select
Account settingsfromToolsmenu - (for each account) select
Server Settings - enable
Use secure connection (SSL).
Mozilla 1.7
This is the original Mozilla (Netscape) mail client, which is integrated with the web browser.- select
Mail&Newsgroup Account SettingsfromEditmenu - (for each account) select
Server Settings - enable
Use secure connection (SSL).
Outlook Express
[We recommend you to migrate from Outlook Express to Thunderbird. Contact helpdesk.]- select
Accounts ...from theTools - (for each account) select
Propertiesand theAdvancedtab - enable
This server requires a secure connection (SSL).
Eudora
[We recommend you to migrate from Eudora to Thunderbird. Contact helpdesk.]We did not document how to configure a secure connection in Eudora, contact helpdesk
Accept certificate
When you start a secure connection for the first time, a window
will pop up with the question to accept (or not) a certificate.
If you select Accept this certificate permanently, you will
not see this pop up window again next time. The certificate is generated
by imap.nikhef.nl (or pop3.nikhef.nl) which is not a trusted site. You can
ignore this message.