"Allow Insecure Authentication" not visible on SMTP preferences

Good morning,
The "Allow Insecure Authentication" checkbox is not visible on SMTP preferences on my sister's MacBook Pro running the latest version of Yosemite. I've found similar problem on a couple of Mac minis I have at the office. However, my MacBook Pro and my wife's MacBook Air both have the option available.
All of the aforementioned Macs are running the latest version of Yosemite.
Any ideas on how to enable this?
Thanks a lot for any help.
Cheers,
JP

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