Category Archives: Email

Default Ports: Server: Authentication: Port: SMTP Server (Outgoing Messages) Non-Encrypted AUTH 25 (or 587) Secure (TLS) StartTLS 587 Secure (SSL) SSL 465 IMAP Server (Incoming Messages) Non-Encrypted AUTH 143 Secure (TLS) StartTLS 143 Secure (SSL) SSL 993 Googlemail – Gmail Server: Authentication: Port: SMTP Server (Outgoing Messages) smtp.gmail.com SSL 465 smtp.gmail.com StartTLS 587 IMAP ServerContinue reading “A List of SMTP and IMAP Server”

It’s important to take every preventive measure possible to avoid any compromise of your Gmail account. Here are a few tips for Gmail users that are concerned about security. Note that most of these tips are recommended by Google itself and hence are extremely important. Always Use HTTPS this is a very important security featureContinue reading “5 Very Important Gmail Security Tips”

The default free/busy setting in Microsoft Outlook is changeable using an advanced feature in the program called forms. The status can be changed for new appointments so you don’t have to change it each time. This saves you time and hassle when entering many appointments. The default setting for most appointments is free, but canContinue reading “How Do I Change the Default for Free & Busy in Outlook Calendar?”

What’s your favorite Gmail plugin or service to increase email productivity and efficiency? 1. Rapportive I love using Rapportive to get some (publicly available) background info on the person who has just emailed me. With so many colleagues, clients and contacts, it’s great to place the email with a name, face, business and social mediaContinue reading “12 Gmail Plugins to Boost Productivity”

E-mail is more pervasive these days than the business letter was just a couple of decades ago. Having a reliable e-mail server is crucial to most businesses. However, many companies—particularly smaller ones—have not taken the next step to host their own mail servers. Some rely on their local ISP to provide e-mail services, while othersContinue reading “Host your own e-mail server”

Windows 2000 Server and Windows Server 2003 already have the NTBACKUP software installed by default. However, installing Exchange 2000 Server or Exchange Server 2003 on these machines will upgrade NTBACKUP and allow it to be used to backup the Exchange databases (also known as Stores). Note: You can also Backup Exchange 2000/2003 from a Non-Exchange Server. ToContinue reading “Backup Exchange 2003 with NTBACKUP”