How to Use Encryption Tools

Windows:

Outlook and Outlook Express -

1. Open "Tools" -> "Accounts..." -> "Mail" -> "Properties"-> "Advanced"
   
2. Check the box under "incoming mail" labeled "this server requires a secure connection (SSL)"
   Note: Do not check the box for outgoing "SMTP"
   

Eudora 5.1 and Higher

1. Eudora 5.1 will automatically use SSL if available. To verify the setting, select Tools -> Options... -> Checking Mail -> "Required, Alternate Port" Click on the button labelled "Last SSL info" to see if you are using SSL.
2. Note that Eudora versions prior to 5.1 lack SSL support.

Netscape 4 Mail (IMAP only) -

1. Click "Edit" -> "Preferences" -> "Mail and Newsgroups" -> "Servers" -> "IMAP" tab
   
2. Check the box "use secure sockets layer (SSL) or TLS..."
   

Netscape 6 -

1. Open "Edit" -> "Mail and News Account Settings" -> "Server"
   
2. Check the box labeled "use secure connections (SSL)"
   

Macintosh:

Outlook Express and Entourage -

1. Open "Tools" -> "Accounts..." -> "Mail Tab"
   
2. Double-click the account listed (i.e., jersmith@gladstone.uoregon.edu)
   
3. Go to the "receiving mail" section and click on the text "click here for advanced receiving options"
   
4. Check the box labeled "this POP/IMAP service requires a secure connection (SSL)."
   

Eudora 5.1 and Higher

1. Open the "Special" menu and select "Settings..."
2. Scroll down to the very bottom of the configurable settings list, and select the "SSL" item.
3. Choose optional or required SSL for POP and IMAP from the drop-down menus provided. Do not select SSL for SMTP.
4. Note that Eudora versions prior to 5.1 lack SSL support.

Netscape Mail v. 4 -

1. 1.Click "Edit" -> "Preferences"
   
2. Select your account from the "Incoming Mail Servers" list (i.e., jersmith@gladstone.uoregon.edu)
   
3. Click "Edit" -> "IMAP" tab
   
4. Check the box labeled "Use secure connections (SSL)."
   

Netscape 6 -

1. Click "Edit" -> "Mail and News Account Settings" -> "Server"
   
2. Check the box labeled "Use secure connections (SSL)."