Secure IMAP (IMAPs) allows you to check safely your email even on non-secure networks. This is very important in order to protect your privacy and account security.
Microsoft Outlook 2003 offers excellent IMAPs support and the following article describes how to enable it.
First we assume you have configured your email following the instructions on how to set up Microsoft Outlook.
Even if you are using a different webhost the instructions are similar.
The most important thing is to find out which IMAPs server to use. If you are a SiteGround client, depending on your shared hosting plan, you need to do the following:
1. For StartUp and GrowBig plans:
Go to yourdomain.com/cpanel.
You will be redirected to something like https://secureXXX.sgcpanel.com:2083. This means that your IMAPs server issecureXXX.sgcpanel.com.
It is essential to use exactly this server name because our SSL is issued for *.sgcpanel.com. If you connect by IMAPs with any other server name, there will be an SSL warning that the certificate does not match the host. This warning is not fatal but it will pop up you every time you open your email client.
2. For GoGeek plans:
The SSL is issued for *.siteground.biz, so you need to use the server name of the GoGeek server where your account is hosted - XXX.siteground.biz. For example, if you are hosted on m09.siteground.biz, you need to set m09.siteground.biz as your IMAPs server.
Once you have found out your IMAPs server name, open Microsoft Outlook 2003 and go to Tools > Email Accounts... > View or change existing e-mail accounts. Select your account and click the "Change" button. From there follow the steps below:
1. Set Incoming mail (IMAP): to your IMAPs server.
2. Click the "More Settings..." button
3. Go to the "Advanced" tab
4. Check the "This server requires an encrypted connection (SSL)" checkbox under the "Incoming Server(IMAP)" label and press the "OK" button
5. To apply the changes click 'OK' at the bottom.
6. Click "Next" and then "Finish" to complete the setup process of your email account.
From this point on you will be checking your email securely using IMAPs.
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