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peebs
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Lock symbol next to an email address on the mail page of SM

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Hi,
A small yellow padlock symbol has just shown up next to one of my email addresses. Any ideas what is causing it?
Best regards,
Peter
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DanRaisch
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That simply indicates that you are connecting to the server of that account through a secure connection using SSL/TLS or, more likely, STARTTLS..
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Thanks for the info - great help.
Best regards,
Peter
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You're welcome.
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