Mobile Applications Lesson 008: Mobile Email Configuration Part 2

What do some email servers require for utilization?

Authentication.

What protocol/s are used to receive email?

POP3 and IMAP.

What does TLS stand for?

Transport Layer Security.

What does SSL stand for?

Secure Socket Layer.

What is the preferred type of connection to receive email over?

TLS or SSL.

What protocol/s are used to send email?

SMTP.

What is the preferred type of connection to send email over?

TLS or SSL.

What major providers use auto-configuration?

Gmail, Outlook, or Yahoo.

What is auto-configuration?

The practice of a mobile device handling all settings for connecting a mobile device to an email server with no user action.

What do small or medium-sized businesses use for sending emails?

Their own institutional email servers.

Do small or medium-sized businesses utilize auto-configuration?

No.

What are the four main things a technician configures when setting up a corporate email server?

Incoming email server, outgoing email server, encryption, and ports

What is configured on a corporate incoming email server?

IMAP or POP3 and the FQDN or IP address.

What is configured on a corporate outgoing email server?

The name of the outgoing email server, but usually the same as incoming.

What is configured regarding encryption when configuring a corporate email server?

The use of either TLS or SSL.

What is the more secure type of encryption on an email server?

TLS.

Transport Layer Security

New and advanced secure version of encryption.

What can be configured regarding ports on a corporate email server?

Which port/s IMAP, POP3, and SMTP use for communication, since the default port/s for these protocols can be reconfigured.

As a technician, what should you do when configuring ports for email servers?

Consult with your system administrators to confirm which ports should be used when configuring them for a corporate email server.