Security Features of Mozilla Mail
Setting Up an Additional Email Account
Filtering Junk or Spam in iSchool Email Accounts
3 - Security Features of Mozilla Mail
Mail.utexas.edu and ischool.utexas.edu accounts now offer several security features of which Mozilla helps you take advantage. Most importantly, we will enable SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) which helps securely transport your username and password when they are traveling across the network.
1. Under Edit, go to Mail and Newsgroup Account Settings. A Mail & Newsgroup Accounts Settings window will appear, and you will see some of the information that you filled in with the account setup wizard.
2. Select Server Settings from the left window of the screen. Check the box next to Use secure connection (SSL) and note that the Port changes when you do so.
3. Check the box adjacent to the option Leave messages on server – and below that, click on the box to leave messages on server For at most __ days and enter 30 into the box. (This will allow you to also use Webmail to view your current email messages; otherwise Mozilla will remove (POP) your email off of the server, and onto your local machine.)
4. Refer back to the left window of the screen. Click on Outgoing Server (SMTP). At the “Use secure connection" option, select TLS, if available.
5. Click OK to exit and save these settings.
6. Try again clicking on the icon “Get Msgs” to make sure that your settings will allow you to receive email.
7. To truly test your email, send yourself an email – go to the “Compose” icon and enter your email and a short message. Once again click the “Get Msgs” icon and check your inbox.
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