At the TU/e, most people use Outlook, configured as an Exchange
client, to read their e-mail. However, it is also possible to read
mail with a POP3 or IMAP4 client. In order to do this, the incoming
mail server needs to be set to webmail.tue.nl (studentweb.student.tue.nl and webmail2007.tue.nl will also work) and your user code (only your user code) as user code. The combination
tue/usercode/alias no longer works in Exchange 2007. One of the best
known examples of clients that can be used like this is Outlook
Express (Windows Mail in Vista).
A disadvantage of this kind of setup is that your user code and
password will be transmitted over the network as plain text. In order
to make the process more secure, it is possible to use IMAP4 and POP3
via a connection that is secured with SSL. In this case, the
communication between the client and the Exchange servers will be
encrypted.
In order to use this encryption, a setting needs to be changed in the
e-mail client. For Microsoft clients (Outlook Express, Outlook using
POP3, Windows Mail) this is done by checking the "This server requires
a secure connection (SSL)" box in the Properties. The ports used are
the default ones: 995 fof POP3 via SSL and 993 for IMAP4 via SSL.

When an IMAP4 or POP3 client is used, you also need to specify an SMTP
server. Normally, you would use the SMTP server of your internet
provider for this, and mail will be sent to this server anonymously.
The disadvantage of this - which is mainly relevant when you use a
notebook - is that whenever you use your computer on the network of a
different provider, you need to change your SMTP settings to those of
that provider in order to be able to send mail.
This issue can be solved when SMTP is used via SSL. In that case, you
can always use the TU/e SMTP server, mailhost.tue.nl. To use this
server, you will need to set up your client such that it will
authenticate to the server and that port 2525 is used. You can use
your TU/e user code and password to authenticate.