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Email server access details
Information such as server name and ports for accessing and sending email through GWork.
Notes on encryption
All encrypted channels are performed using an SSL certificate which has been generated specifically for the GWork service. You may receive certificate warning messages in your browser or mail client. Please see the following pages to download and install the GWork Certificate Authority.
POP3/IMAP4 – Email mailbox access.
Server Name: mail.gwork.org
POP3 and IMAP is available over TLS and SSL connections. You will need to use a a mail client that is capable of supporting these connection methods.
Most email clients support TLS/SSL enabled POP3 and IMAP.
Currently:
POP3 support TLS authentication on port 110.
IMAP4 support TLS authentication on port 143.
POP3S (POP3 over SSL) runs on port 995.
IMAPS (IMAP4 over SSL) runs on port 993.
Plain text authentication is no longer supported. It is only
offered after an encrypted connection has been established.
SMTP – authenticated email delivery.
Server name: mail.gwork.org
Outbound relaying of email can be achieved if a client authenticates first. This must be done over TLS or SSL. Please use the same user name and password which has been created for accessing your mailbox.
Currently the available SMTP ports are as follows:
Standard SMTP port 25 accepts plain text authentication over TLS.
Submission SMTP port 587 accepts plain text authentication over TLS.
Secure submission SMTP port 465 accepts plain text authentication over SSL.
Some email clients do not like certain methods however. The most common
example of this is Outlook. Use port 465 for SMTPS (SMTP over SSL
submission).
Webmail
For convenience a webmail service is provided which is always available and accessible from anywhere. To login to your email please use the Login boxes provided on the top right of this page.