[X-Newbies] Re: .Mac mail issue (was: No Subject)

[Norman Cohen]

Port 993 is the SSL enabled port for IMAP .Mac access. If you  
have .Mac configured for POP use, then with SSL, you use Port 995. I  
have used these ports for years without problems with .Mac. I also  
use Port 587 for authorized SMTP access without difficulty.

Norm
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Norman A. Cohen
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On Aug 18, 2006, at 10:55 AM, Philip J Robar wrote:

> I disappointed, you're usually a little more on the ball then this.
>
>> You cannot connect to mail.mac.com on port 993. The correct port  
>> is 110.
>> While you're at it, check your smtp port -- it should be port 25.
>
> You are incorrect in stating that "the correct port is 110". You  
> can use POP to access your .Mac mail, but by default .Mac access is  
> via IMAP. Apple is very careful to not document whether they  
> default to secure (port 993) or insecure (port 143) IMAP access,  
> but I'm willing to bet that secure access is supported.
>
> I checked the .Mac support forums and there have been problems over  
> the last week or so. (Not that Apple has admitted to them of course.)
>
> (BTW, the preferred port for mail submission via SMTP is 587, but I  
> don't know if Apple supports that or not.)
>
>> Sounds like you changed over from GMail -- they use oddball  
>> settings like port 993.
>
> There's nothing "oddball" about port 993. It's the "Well Known"  
> port for secure IMAP.
> <http://www.iana.org/assignments/port-numbers>