BMI is piloting a new secure gateway for Cincinnati Children's email access. Currently, Cincinnati Children's email is accessible through a secure Novel GroupWise client or POP3/IMAP, which is recommended for use only with VPN. In various situations, it might not be possible or convenient to use VPN.   Therefore BMI has added servers that introduce a secure SSL layer above POP3, IMAP and SMTP for secure email access without VPN.

In order to use SSL with POP3, IMAP and SMTP, please verify that an SSL option is available in your email client (the common email clients such as Outlook and Mac Mail have built-in support in their recent versions).

Use the following server:

• smail.cchmc.org

And use the following ports for the respective services:

• POP3 - 995
• IMAP - 993
• SMTP - 465 or 4650

If you have any questions, email the BMI Help Desk.