Email protocols

Enable email protection by protocol filtering

The IMAP and POP3 protocols are the most widespread protocols used to receive email communication in an email client application. ESET Mail Security provides protection for these protocols regardless of the email client used.

ESET Mail Security also supports the scanning of IMAPS and POP3S protocols, which use an encrypted channel to transfer information between server and client. ESET Mail Security checks communication utilizing the SSL (Secure Socket Layer), and TLS (Transport Layer Security) protocols. The program will only scan traffic on ports defined in Ports used by IMAPS / POP3S protocol, regardless of operating system version.

IMAPS / POP3S scanner setup

Encrypted communications will not be scanned when default settings are in use. To enable the scanning of encrypted communication, navigate to SSL/TLS protocol checking.

The port number identifies what type of port it is. Here are the default email ports for: