Getting around port 143

[pengyou]

I want to use the IMAP protocol to access my email and just found out that port 143 in my university's firewall is blocked. Is there any workaround? The IT folks are not willing to open it up because they say it will be too easy to allow spam in. Is there any workaround?

Is there any way to use pop3 yet leave the emails on the server indefinitely - or at least until I decide to blow them away?

[Early Out]

There's no way to get around a port 143 block - IMAP requires that port, period.

You can use POP from any email client program, and tell it to leave a copy of each message on the server instead of deleting them. It's usually under the advanced settings somewhere. What client program are you using?

[pengyou]

I am using Tbird now. Is there some way around the firewall?

[Early Out]

Is there some way around the firewall?

Of course not. If there were a way around the firewall, the firewall would be useless, now wouldn't it?

If you can access the account via POP3, you can tell Thunderbird to leave copies of the messages on the server. Tools, Account Settings, choose Server Settings under the account name, then check "Leave messages on server."

[pengyou]

hehehehehehe...I had to try I guess I could try hacking...naaaaaa..I think I will just do the pop3 Thanks again!

Of course not. If there were a way around the firewall, the firewall would be useless, now wouldn't it?




If you can access the account via POP3, you can tell Thunderbird to leave copies of the messages on the server. Tools, Account Settings, choose Server Settings under the account name, then check "Leave messages on server."

[pengyou]

Well, I got pop3 working in tbird but I had to turn ssl off, used ports 110 and 26. If I want to make my email account more secure - use ssl, or pgp keys, or whatever, what is the next step? What do I need? My own ssl cert? dedicated IP? access to other ports? I have just googled this topic and found various answers. Geez....so many problems with ports....makes me frustrated...makes me want to drink some port

[felgall]

If you get an email security certificate then you can attach it to all your outgoing emails to confirm your identity and that the email hasn't been altered. Anyone who also has an email certificate can then encrypt their reply. Also if you receive an email with a security certificate public key attached you can use that and your certificate to send an encrypted reply.

The digitally sign and encrypt options in the security menu at the top of tbird take care of it for you once you have a certificate.

Email certificates are free - once place to get one is http://www.comodogroup.com/products/...rtificate.html

This method of securing emails does not affect the ports used to send/receive emails and is almost completely invisible in the way it works in tbird.

[pengyou]

Thanks! I wonder...is it possible that my university is hooking up to the net through a couple of lines...so that I am not able to use horde? It is really annoying

Are you sure there is no way around this firewall??? There has to be

[felgall]

Are you sure there is no way around this firewall??? There has to be

Only if the firewall isn't working properly.