By default most systems allow SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, 1.2 and 1.2 to be used, when connecting using SMTP client.

TLS 1.2 is the most secure version of SSL/TLS protocols. It is easy to force the connection to use it. All you need to do is to set Smtp.SSLConfiguration.EnabledSslProtocols property to SslProtocols.Tls12:

// C#

using (Smtp smtp = new Smtp())
{
    smtp.SSLConfiguration.EnabledSslProtocols = SslProtocols.Tls12;

    smtp.ConnectSSL("smtp.example.com");

    smtp.UseBestLogin("user","password");

    // ... 

    smtp.Close();
}

' VB.NET

Using smtp As New Smtp()
	smtp.SSLConfiguration.EnabledSslProtocols = SslProtocols.Tls12

	smtp.ConnectSSL("smtp.example.com")

	smtp.UseBestLogin("user@example.com", "password")

	'...

	smtp.Close()
End Using

For explicit SSL/TLS, code is almost the same. You first connect to non-secure port and secure the connection using Smtp.StartTLS command:

// C#

using (Smtp smtp= new Smtp())
{
    smtp.SSLConfiguration.EnabledSslProtocols = SslProtocols.Tls12;

    smtp.Connect("smtp.example.com");
    smtp.StartTLS();

    smtp.UseBestLogin("user@example.com","password");

    // ... 
    
    smtp.Close();
}

' VB.NET

Using smtp As New Smtp()
	smtp.SSLConfiguration.EnabledSslProtocols = SslProtocols.Tls12

	smtp.Connect("smtp.example.com")
	smtp.StartTLS()

	smtp.UseBestLogin("user@example.com", "password")

	'...

	smtp.Close()
End Using

To use TLS 1.2 at least .NET Framework 4.5+ must be installed on your machine and you application should target .NET 4.5+.

It is possible to use TLS 1.2 in applications targeting earlier .NET framework versions, but 4.5 must be installed on the machine. After you have .NET 4.5 installed, your 2.0-4.0 apps will use the 4.5 System.dll and you can enable TLS 1.2 using this code:

// C#

imap.SSLConfiguration.EnabledSslProtocols = (SecurityProtocolType)3072;

By default most systems allow SSL 3.0, TLS 1.0, 1.2 and 1.2 to be used, when connecting using POP3 client.

TLS 1.2 is the most secure version of SSL/TLS protocols. It is easy to force the connection to use it. All you need to do is to set Pop3.SSLConfiguration.EnabledSslProtocols property to SslProtocols.Tls12:

// C#

using (Pop3 pop3 = new Pop3())
{
    pop3.SSLConfiguration.EnabledSslProtocols = SslProtocols.Tls12;

    pop3.ConnectSSL("pop.example.com");

    pop3.UseBestLogin("user","password");

    // ... 

    pop3.Close();
}

' VB.NET

Using pop3As New Pop3()
	pop3.SSLConfiguration.EnabledSslProtocols = SslProtocols.Tls12

	pop3.ConnectSSL("pop.example.com")

	pop3.UseBestLogin("user@example.com", "password")

	'...

	pop3.Close()
End Using

For explicit SSL/TLS, code is almost the same. You first connect to non-secure port and secure the connection using Pop3.StartTLS command:

// C#

using (Pop3 pop3 = new Pop3())
{
    pop3.SSLConfiguration.EnabledSslProtocols = SslProtocols.Tls12;

    pop3.Connect("pop.example.com");
    pop3.StartTLS();

    pop3.UseBestLogin("user@example.com","password");

    // ... 
    
    pop3.Close();
}

' VB.NET

Using pop3 As New Pop3()
	pop3.SSLConfiguration.EnabledSslProtocols = SslProtocols.Tls12

	pop3.Connect("pop.example.com")
	pop3.StartTLS()

	pop3.UseBestLogin("user@example.com", "password")

	'...

	pop3.Close()
End Using

To use TLS 1.2 at least .NET Framework 4.5+ must be installed on your machine and you application should target .NET 4.5+.

It is possible to use TLS 1.2 in applications targeting earlier .NET framework versions, but 4.5 must be installed on the machine. After you have .NET 4.5 installed, your 2.0-4.0 apps will use the 4.5 System.dll and you can enable TLS 1.2 using this code:

// C#

pop3.SSLConfiguration.EnabledSslProtocols = (SecurityProtocolType)3072;

We will be conducting planned maintenance to ordering system next week:

Tuesday, May 7, 2019 from From 5:00 AM CDT/12:00 PM CEST, lasting approximately 6 hours.

During the planned maintenance, the system will continue to take orders. However customers may see temporary delays in fulfillment and order confirmation emails.

Once the maintenance is finished, we expect all functionality to resume; orders will be processed, and order confirmation emails will be sent to customers.

Outlook365 supports access via IMAP, POP3 and SMTP protocols. Below you can find the configuration settings for all protocols.

Latest Office 365 version

For latest Office 365 after the service upgrade, use the following settings:

IMAP

Server: outlook.office365.com
SSL: true-implicit, true-explicit (StartTLS)
Port: 993 (default), 143 (default)
User: pat@domain.onmicrosoft.com or pat@your-domain.com

POP3

Server: outlook.office365.com
SSL: true-implicit, true-explicit (StartTLS)
Port: 995 (default), 110 (default)
User: pat@domain.onmicrosoft.com or pat@your-domain.com

SMTP

Server: smtp.office365.com
SSL: true-explicit (StartTLS)
Port: 587(default)
User: pat@domain.onmicrosoft.com or pat@your-domain.com

IMAP and POP3 servers allow both: implicit/TLS SSL and explicit SSL/TLS, so you can ConnectSSL method -or- Connect and StartTLS.

SMTP server requires explicit SSL – use Connect and StartTLS method.

// C#

using (Imap client = new Imap())
{
    client.ConnectSSL("outlook.office365.com");
    client.UseBestLogin("user@domain.onmicrosoft.com", "password");
    ...
}

using (Pop3 client = new Pop3())
{
    client.ConnectSSL("outlook.office365.com");
    client.UseBestLogin("user@domain.onmicrosoft.com", "password");
    ...
}

using (Smtp client = new Smtp ())
{
    client.Connect("smtp.office365.com");
    client.StartTLS();

    client.UseBestLogin("user@domain.onmicrosoft.com", "password");
    ...
}

' VB.NET

Using client As New Imap()
	client.ConnectSSL("outlook.office365.com")
	client.UseBestLogin("user@domain.onmicrosoft.com", "password")
	...
End Using

Using client As New Pop3()
	client.ConnectSSL("outlook.office365.com")		
	client.UseBestLogin("user@domain.onmicrosoft.com", "password")
	...
End Using

Using client As New Smtp()
	client.Connect("smtp.office365.com")
	client.StartTLS()

	client.UseBestLogin("user@domain.onmicrosoft.com", "password")
	...
End Using

Office 365 pre-upgrade

For latest Office 365 pre-upgrade, use the following settings:

On the main screen go to “Options” / “See All Options…”:

Now click the “Settings for POP, IMAP, and SMTP access…” link:

You can find POP, SMTP and IMAP server addresses and settings on the popup window:

Office365 uses default ports for IMAP, POP3 and SMTP protocols. That means that you don’t need to remember port numbers, as Mail.dll .NET email component is going to use correct port numbers by default.

IMAP

Server: podXXXX.outlook.com
SSL: true-implicit
Port: 993 (default)
User: pat@domain.onmicrosoft.com or pat@your-domain.com

POP3

Server: podXXXX.outlook.com
SSL: true-implicit
Port: 995 (default)
User: pat@domain.onmicrosoft.com or pat@your-domain.com

SMTP

Server: podXXXX.outlook.com
SSL: true-explicit
Port: 587 (default)
User: pat@domain.onmicrosoft.com or pat@your-domain.com

IMAP and POP3 servers use implicit SSL – use ConnectSSL method. SMTP server requires explicit SSL – use Connect and StartTLS method.

// C#

using (Imap client = new Imap())
{
    client.ConnectSSL("podXXXX.outlook.com");
    client.UseBestLogin("user@domain.onmicrosoft.com", "password");
    ...
}

using (Pop3 client = new Pop3())
{
    client.ConnectSSL("podXXXX.outlook.com");
    client.UseBestLogin("user@domain.onmicrosoft.com", "password");
    ...
}

using (Smtp client = new Smtp ())
{
    client.Connect("podXXXX.outlook.com");
    client.StartTLS();

    client.UseBestLogin("user@domain.onmicrosoft.com", "password");
    ...
}

' VB.NET

Using client As New Imap()
	client.ConnectSSL("podXXXX.outlook.com")
	client.UseBestLogin("user@domain.onmicrosoft.com", "password")
	...
End Using

Using client As New Pop3()
	client.ConnectSSL("podXXXX.outlook.com")		
	client.UseBestLogin("user@domain.onmicrosoft.com", "password")
	...
End Using

Using client As New Smtp()
	client.Connect("podXXXX.outlook.com")
	client.StartTLS()

	client.UseBestLogin("user@domain.onmicrosoft.com", "password")
	...
End Using

You can find more details about using implicit and explicit SSL or TLS with email protocols:

• Using SSL with IMAP
• Using SSL with POP3
• Using SSL with SMTP

This article describes how to receive email messages using Mail.dll .NET email library.

Sending email is built into .NET, so there’s no need for 3rd party library, however Mail.dll is much easier to use than SmtpClient,
and much more powerful. Receiving is a bit more complicated. It does require a 3rd party library.

There are two standard protocols for receiving emails IMAP (Internet Message Access Protocol) and POP3 (Post Office Protocol).
Without getting in to much details IMAP is better and offers more features when receiving emails (you can find a detailed IMAP vs POP3 comparison here). We’ll use Imap class to work with this protocol.

As a prerequisite you need to add reference to Mail.dll to your project and import following namespaces:

// C#

using Limilabs.Mail;
using Limilabs.Client.IMAP;

' VB

Imports Limilabs.Mail
Imports Limilabs.Client.IMAP

First thing you need to do is to connect to your IMAP email server. Most servers today require SSL or TLS. We’ll use ConnectSSL(string host) to connect and establish secure channel. This method makes sure correct SSL/TLS versions are used and server certificate are valid:

// C#

using (Imap imap = new Imap ())
{
    imap.ConnectSSL("imap.example.com");  
    imap.UseBestLogin("user@example.com", "password");

' VB

Using imap As New Imap()
    imap.ConnectSSL("imap.example.com")
    imap.UseBestLogin("user@example.com", "password")

Next step is to select a folder which we want to access and download unique ids (UIDs) of email messages. In this example we’ll search and receive unseen emails from INBOX folder.

// C#

imap.SelectInbox();
List<long> uids = imap.Search(Flag.Unseen);

' VB

imap.SelectInbox()
Dim uids As List(Of Long) = imap.Search(Flag.Unseen)

Finally we need to receive and process those emails. On the server emails are stored in MIME format. GetMessageByUID method receives emails as a raw byte array and MailBuilder class can be used to parse it:

// C#

foreach (long uid in uids)
{
    var eml = imap.GetMessageByUID(uid)
    IMail email = new MailBuilder().CreateFromEml(eml);

    Console.WriteLine(email.Subject);
    Console.WriteLine(email.Text);
}

' VB

For Each uid As Long In uids
{
    Dim eml = imap.GetMessageByUID(uid)
    Dim email As IMail = builder.CreateFromEml(eml)

    Console.WriteLine(email.Subject)
    Console.WriteLine(email.Text)
}

At that point you can also access attachments or From and To fields.

Here are the full samples that receive emails in both C# and VB .NET:

// C#

using Limilabs.Mail;
using Limilabs.Client.IMAP;

class Program
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        using(Imap imap = new Imap())
        {
            imap.ConnectSSL("imap.example.com"); 
            imap.UseBestLogin("user", "password");

            imap.SelectInbox();
            List<long> uids = imap.Search(Flag.Unseen);

            foreach (long uid in uids)
            {
                var eml = imap.GetMessageByUID(uid);
                IMail email = new MailBuilder()
                    .CreateFromEml(eml);

                Console.WriteLine(email.Subject);
                Console.WriteLine(email.Text);
            }
            imap.Close();
        }
    }
};

' VB.NET

Imports Limilabs.Mail
Imports Limilabs.Client.IMAP

Public Module Module1
    Public Sub Main(ByVal args As String())
        Using imap As New Imap()
            imap.ConnectSSL("imap.example.com")
            imap.UseBestLogin("user", "password")

            imap.SelectInbox()
            Dim uids As List(Of Long) = imap.Search(Flag.Unseen)

            For Each uid As Long In uids
                Dim eml = imap.GetMessageByUID(uid)
                Dim email As IMail = New MailBuilder() _
                    .CreateFromEml(eml)

                Console.WriteLine(email.Subject)
                Console.WriteLine(email.Text)
            Next
            imap.Close()
        End Using
    End Sub
End Module