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Old 11 Jan 2017, 11:41 PM   #7
jhollington
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Originally Posted by colburnr View Post
Hello guys...isn't the port 465?
Port 465 is the preferred choice for email clients/services that support it, but either 465 or 587 will work fine.

Technically, port 465 is for native SSL/TLS connections, and is a slightly more secure choice in some circumstances. Port 587 is for STARTTLS, where the connection begins as plaintext and gets "upgraded" to SSL/TLS. See FastMail's article on SSL vs TLS vs STARTTLS if you're curious about the differences.
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