diff --git a/django_mailbox/models.py b/django_mailbox/models.py
index 5e81313..69666d4 100644
--- a/django_mailbox/models.py
+++ b/django_mailbox/models.py
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class Mailbox(models.Model):
     uri = models.CharField(
             max_length=255,
             help_text="""
-                Start your URI with imap:// or pop3://.
+                Start your URI with imap://, imap+ssl://,  pop3://, or pop3+ssl://.
                 <br />
                 <br />
                 Example: imap://myusername:mypassword@someserver
@@ -49,18 +49,27 @@ class Mailbox(models.Model):
 
     @property
     def type(self):
-        return self._protocol_info.scheme.lower()
+        scheme = self._protocol_info.scheme.lower()
+        if '+' in scheme:
+            return scheme.split('+')[0]
+        return scheme
+
+    @property
+    def use_ssl(self):
+        return '+ssl' in self._protocol_info.scheme.lower()
 
     def get_connection(self):
         if self.type == 'imap':
             conn = ImapMailEnumerator(
                         self.location,
-                        self.port if self.port else 143
+                        port=self.port if self.port else None,
+                        ssl=self.use_ssl
                     )
         elif self.type == 'pop3':
             conn = PopMailEnumerator(
                         self.location,
-                        self.port if self.port else 110
+                        port=self.port if self.port else None,
+                        ssl=self.use_ssl
                     )
         conn.connect(self.username, self.password)
         return conn
diff --git a/django_mailbox/transports.py b/django_mailbox/transports.py
index 05452a1..abed1ac 100644
--- a/django_mailbox/transports.py
+++ b/django_mailbox/transports.py
@@ -1,14 +1,22 @@
 import email
-from imaplib import IMAP4
-from poplib import POP3
+from imaplib import IMAP4, IMAP4_SSL
+from poplib import POP3, POP3_SSL
 
 class PopMailEnumerator(object):
-    def __init__(self, hostname, port):
+    def __init__(self, hostname, port=None, ssl=False):
         self.hostname = hostname
         self.port = port
+        if ssl:
+            self.transport = POP3_SSL
+            if not self.port:
+                self.port = 995
+        else:
+            self.transport = POP3
+            if not self.port:
+                self.port = 110
 
     def connect(self, username, password):
-        self.server = POP3(self.hostname, self.port)
+        self.server = self.transport(self.hostname, self.port)
         self.server.user(username)
         self.server.pass_(password)
 
@@ -26,12 +34,20 @@ class PopMailEnumerator(object):
         return
 
 class ImapMailEnumerator(object):
-    def __init__(self, hostname, port):
+    def __init__(self, hostname, port=None, ssl=False):
         self.hostname = hostname
         self.port = port
+        if ssl:
+            self.transport = IMAP4_SSL
+            if not self.port:
+                self.port = 993
+        else:
+            self.transport = IMAP4
+            if not self.port:
+                self.port = 143
 
     def connect(self, username, password):
-        self.server = IMAP4(self.hostname, self.port)
+        self.server = self.transport(self.hostname, self.port)
         typ, msg = self.server.login(username, password)
         self.server.select()