Secure emails.

Emails in general have a big security problem : they are sent, retrieved and transmitted using clear text. In other words, anyone who would be able to intercept the emails would be able to read them.

 

The only way to protect emails is by encrypting them, but it does require both parties in the transmission ( the sender and the receipient ) to share the same encryption / decryption program.

 

One such ways is to use PGP.

 

However, even with PGP, the process of sending out emails and reading them from the server is not encrypted. This means that if someone is able to intercept packets between you and the server, they will be able to discover your email passwords.

 

The only solution is to use secure POP and secure SMTP.

In Outlook, open the Account manager ( Under Options -> Accounts ) and double click on your account. If you do not have an account yet, click here to learn how to create one.

 

Once in the email properties, click on the Advance tab.

 

You should set the properties as follow :

 

 

To prevent getting a warning message in outlook, you should use your FQDN ( fully qualified domain name ) server name.

 

To know your FQDN, please read the welcom message during your connection via FTP.

 

It will say:

--------------------------------------------

~ Connecting...

~ Connected to ftp.yourdomain.com, waiting for response...

< 220-This computer system is for authorized users only. Individuals using this

< system without authority or in excess of their authority are subject to

< having all their activities on this system monitored and recorded or

< examined by any authorized person, including law enforcement, as system

< personnel deem appropriate. In the course of monitoring individuals

< improperly using the system or in the course of system maintenance, the

< activities of authorized users may also be monitored and recorded. Any

< material so recorded may be disclosed as appropriate. Anyone using this

< system consents to these terms.

<

<

< 220 ProFTPD 1.2.4 Server (ProFTPD) [server###.xxxxxx.com]

> USER username

< 331 Password required for username.

> PASS *****

Vis-à-vis la ligne :

< 220 ProFTPD 1.2.4 Server (ProFTPD) [server###.xxxxxx.com]

 

instead of server###.xxxxxx.com you will find your FQDN

 

Please do not use mail.server###.xxxxx.com but rather server###.xxxxx.com directly.

 

 

 

This procedure will only protect the retrieval and transmission process between your computer and our server.

 

If you send e-mails to another server, the emails will not be encrypted and might be interecepted.

 

Please note that here, at Cablan.net, our emails are always taken securely. As such, if you send your emails using your Cablan.net account to an @cablan.net email address, the email transmission will be secure.