// REFERENCE · PORT 995 · TCP

Port 995: POP3S

Port 995 is POP3 over TLS, the encrypted way to download email with POP.

AT A GLANCE
PORT
995 / TCP
SERVICE
POP3S
ALSO CALLED
pop3s, pop3 over tls
IF EXPOSED
LOW RISK IF EXPOSED

What runs on port 995

POP3S wraps the POP3 session in TLS from the start on TCP 995. Mail providers that still support POP offer it here. It protects the password and messages in transit, unlike plain 110.

On a home network

Home devices do not listen on 995 unless you host mail. Mail clients connecting out to 995 is normal.

If port 995 is reachable from the internet

On a mail server, 995 being reachable is expected. As with any mail login, the risk is password guessing, not the port itself. At home, nothing should answer on 995 unless you run a mail server.

How to check whether it is open on your network

If an outside scan of your public address shows 995, find the mail server behind it and confirm you meant to publish it.

// RELATED PORTS
110POP3TCPMEDIUM RISK IF EXPOSED993IMAPSTCPLOW RISK IF EXPOSED143IMAPTCPMEDIUM RISK IF EXPOSED
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