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gmail spam filter in outlook

I'm using Outlook 2013. I have 3 pop3 accounts on my own domains. I'd like to use Gmail's spam filters to filter all spam coming into the 3 pop3 accounts. So I set them up in Gmail > Accounts & ...
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How do I simulate multiple pop3, imap and SMTP connections?

I need to test at what point does the mail server stop responding and am hence looking for a tool I can use on Windows and *Nix that will allow me to simulate multiple connections. Is there a way to ...
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IMAP and POP emails

Sorry if this is a stupid question but never really dived into POP and IMAP before.. I have a client who's a lawyer, she checks emails on her laptop, phone and computer.. however sometimes she gets ...
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Switching from POP3 to IMAP

My email host supports both POP3 and IMAP retrieval, and for years, I've been using POP3 in Thunderbird to retrieve my email. I'd like to switch to IMAP so that messages can be easily stored on the ...
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Changing from POP3 to IMAP through Outlook for Mac 2011

I have 3 linked Hotmail accounts which are set up on Outlook for Mac 2011 as POP3. As I need to access these from various devices I have realised it would be best to have it set up as IMAP. I have ...
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outlook / gmail 'too many simultaneous connections' error

Im just setting up outlook for mac, im trying to add a google apps for business email (gmail) ive set it up correctly (same details worked in mac mail). But i keep getting two errors either or ...
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POP/IMAP collector for OS X Lion Server

Is there a way to have OS X Lion server pick up mails and distribute them among it's local users? I have a catch-all mailbox at the provider and am looking for a little program that could check every ...
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outlook.com on thunderbird using IMAP only without using pop3 - > GMAIL -> IMAP technique

After lot of attempt I found one username which is simple on outlook.com. so was wondering is there any way using any workaround to access outlook.com using IMAP on thunderbird. Currently I have POP3 ...
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How to - one email address checked by two users

Which protocol should be used when two users (separate computers) want to check one email account - POP3 or IMAP? The problem is when one user deletes an email because they check it but the other ...
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Switching from POP3 to IMAP in Sylpheed 3.2.0beta5

I'm trying to switch my account settings from POP3 to IMAP, because I started to use my e-mail account on my smartphone and I want to know which messages I've already read. The problem is I can't do ...
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how to forward outlook server to use thunderbird

my university created an outlook email for me username@university.com i can't see if the email uses pop3 or imap, i have only access to the mailbox, i sign it to it from hotmail.com, i don't want to ...
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Switching from POP3 to IMAP, to use mail on multiple devices - a good idea? [closed]

I've been using an email account for a few years, using POP3/Outlook(2010 now). Recently, I've started using email more and more on my mobile devices (Android phone, iPad). For now, they are set to ...
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Where can I get POP/IMAP settings for Windows Live Domain emails

I have setup email for my custom domain using Windows Live Domains. I then upgraded from the Hotmail interface to the new Outlook.com interface. I cannot seem to find the POP/IMAP settings to connect ...
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External IMAP service if your provider sticks to POP3 only?

My email provider refuses to implement IMAP email service. They stick to POP3 and will not change it imho ever. Is there any service which can emulate imap service? I want to attach some service to ...
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Converting IMAP to POP3

I would like to set my settings on Microsoft Windows Hotmail to allow me to change from IMAP to POP3. I'm trying to change a setting where all my university emails have been downloaded to my Outlook ...
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Is there a way to get Gmail labels in Thunderbid with POP so that to get only message from a label and delete them from the server?

I have this Thunderbird client installed and this Gmail account. I've tested some ways to download only emails from a specific label to my e-mail client and delete them from the server and I've seen ...
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Intermediate mail server or how to get IMAP with POP

I have the following problem: my university mail is on a IMAP server and I'm a Gmail user. I want to forward my university mail to mail Gmail, but it only accepts POP3 servers. I'm wondering if there ...
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Getting local POP mailbox messages into Gmail

I currently bring my Gmail mail into Thunderbird via POP for backup purposes (POP is just the way I roll). Should I ever need to push that mail back onto Gmail via IMAP using Thunderbird - is the ...
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How can I move my mail from an offline folder to IMAP?

I have tried to setup an IMAP account in Outlook 2010. However, by mistake I made it POP and now the inbox folder is empty. I now have the mails in an offline folder. How can I move them back to my ...
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Download Gmail emails via HTTP

On my local university the public internet connection has POP and IMAP filtered; only HTTP and HTTPS are allowed. I'd like to use Thunderbird (or some other Email client) to download my Gmail emails ...
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Merging IMAP account into gmail

I have a university email account which provides access only via IMAP and webmail, and which does not provide a usable email forwarding service. Is there any way of getting emails from this account ...
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How to setup mailserver on Windows XP standalone?

I'm playing with the javamail API. To test my code about the only thing that seems to work is to connect to my web email (yahoo/msn/gmail/rediff) and do the deed. The trouble with testing online is ...
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Is there a way to prevent Thunderbird from downloading attachments?

Is there a way to prevent Thunderbird from downloading attachments? I just want to download the message and leave attachments on the mail server. When I need to open the attachment I would then ...
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Getting email from Exchange to Gmail via IMAP

My employer, a university, just switched me to Microsoft Exchange from a POP3 based email server. They've disabled forwarding and POP3 access but allow IMAP access. In addition they have a very small ...
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How do I get Thunderbird not to re-download all my emails after server move?

I've moved over all emails from 10 accounts on one server to another. I use IMAP so this won't be an issue for myself, but someone else using these email accounts uses pop3. When I change the settings ...
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How to convert Exim emails downloaded via FTP so they can be imported into an email client?

I have backup folders of emails that I downloaded from an old server running Exim. I can open all the files in a text editor and read the contents and they are in standard RFC 822 format. The ...
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Is There Email Client For Windows That Simultaneously Download From Multiple Accounts?

I use Outlook Express in Windows XP Home as email client, but i have many accounts and it takes time to download messages from all POP3 accounts. Is there email client that allows for simultaneous ...
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Upload email (EML files) to POP server

I am trying to move my mails from one hosting provider to another. I have downloaded my emails from my previous hosting provider (which supports IMAP) as EML files using a software. Now I have all my ...
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IMAP/POP3 weirdness: “deleting” email using iPhone causes POP3 UIDL to change?

When accessing e-mail by POP3, many e-mail clients identify messages they have already downloaded using an unique ID assigned by the server (shown by the POP3 UIDL command - I'll call it UID). On my ...
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In Thunderbird how to get mail on second computer?

I have been using one computer to access mail (with Outlook) and now I am trying to get all my mail from the server from another computer (using Thunderbird). But I can download only new mail. I am ...
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Is it preferable to use POP or IMAP to check multiple google mail accounts from one?

I have email accounts on several domains that use Google Mail, and thus far I've only ever used POP to send and receive mail from a single inbox. This is quite functional, and as long as I remember to ...
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Wiped out email in actual server?

I recently connected Microsoft Outlook to my university email account. I loaded all the emails to outlook and used it for a couple of days. A few days later, I had to access the email from a remote ...
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Migrating a IMAP mailbox into local folder structure in Thunderbird or Live Mail

I have a big IMAP Mailbox with a great number of folders. I would like to transfer the folder structure in to a local structure in either Thunderbird or Windows Live Mail, and switch the mailbox to ...
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Can I download all my received emails?

So, basically, what I want to somehow download all the emails that I have ever received. My email address is a custom one that I created on my own domain (that I bought from a hosting company). Is ...
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Simple Fedora POP3/IMAP Server. HOWTO?

I have an old PC running text-mode FC5. I need to read the mail sent just for the root account (from crond, logwatch, ...etc) in my Windows POP3/IMAP client. What is the simplest server to install and ...
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How can I access my company's emails externally at home using outlook?

I don't have any knowledge about email servers like IMAP, POP3 etc. We can access our emails on LAN in office using internal LAN url and also using outlook. At home, I can access it through another ...
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Recommendation for portable Windows email (IMAP) client?

Any recommendations for a good Windows email client that supports IMAP well and runs as a portable application (i.e. you can run it from disk without installation)? I've been using ...
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Best way to convert from IMAP to POP3?

At work, I connect to a corporate Exchange server via IMAP and Thunderbird 3. Over the course of a year or so, I've created quite a few folders on the server and have a lot of mail stored there. I'm ...
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Can I install my POP account on my EXCHANGE Server at work in Outlook 2007

At work I have EXCHANGE Server, so I am getting emails (Work related). I wanted to add my personal email (POP or IMAP) and get those emails too. I am afraid that if i do that, my work can still have ...
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Can I access Gmail's spam message folder using pop3/imap?

If I use pop3/imap to read my gmail via a desktop client can I also set it to show emails that google automatically puts into the spam folder?
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IMAP enabling a POP3 only E-mail account

I've currently got an email account with a provider that only allows me to connect using POP3 I would like to use IMAP to access this account. I can't move email providers Are there any services ...
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Place mail back onto POP server

I have used Entourage to access a POP mailbox where it would delete messages once they had been received, and would now like to use Mail(.app) to read my mail using IMAP. Is it possible to place the ...
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IMAP and POP3 access at the same time - dangerous?

I am setting up a mailbox for a friend. She is using a desktop mail client (Outlook Express) but also would like to be able to read and write E-Mails in the webmail interface. The webmail interface ...
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Can I receive email from an MS Exchange server using POP or IMAP on my iPhone?

Is there a way to have my iPhone access my work email off of an Exchange server? The iPhone only allows you to set up 1 MS Exchange account. Currently I have this spot taken up by my Google Sync ...
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Using 2 GMail accounts at once

I have 2 GMail accounts, but I want to use them as one. Which is the best option? Forward e-mails from one to another Download e-mails via POP3 from one to another Download e-mails via IMAP from one ...
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how do you access gmail when gmail is down?

Gmail is currently down. But they say I can access it through imap. How do I do this?
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Retrieve emails from other IMAP accounts in Gmail *automatically* [closed]

I'd like to retrieve emails from other IMAP accounts (they can not be accessed via POP) automatically in Gmail. I know you can manually copy from one IMAP account to another and there are even IMAP ...
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What are the differences between POP3 and IMAP?

Many email providers ask me if I'm interested in using POP3, or IMAP. What exactly are these and when should I consider using them?