POP3 stands for Post Office Protocol used by e-mail clients to retrieve messages from a remote e-mail server.

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Outlook Express - Keep messages on server until deleted from inbox

Is it possible to keep email messages on the server only until they are deleted from the Outlook Express inbox? I know it is possible to download all of the messages from the server, but I want to ...
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Outlook 2010, will multiple PSTs cause problems

At the company where I work, the owners use POP/SMTP in Outlook to be able to keep an active multi-year history of emailed conversations. This history cannot be archived by date so they have been ...
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Round-robin mail forwarding in Exchange 2010 [migrated]

We are using Exchange 2010 to receive B2B messages as mails. To balance the increasing number of incoming mails to multiple parallel application servers, I am looking for a way to forward the mails in ...
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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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Exchange 2003 - Virtual Pop Service doesn't restart

I have an interesting issue with one of the servers I look after. When the server is rebooted the POP3 virtual server under Exchange System Manager does not start but the POP3 services under windows ...
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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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How to receive emails directly to a Brother MFC-j6510dw

I have a Brother MFC-J6510DW, it is a wireless multi-function printer, after upgrading the firmware on it I was able to send emails directly from it by inputting my internet providers email server ...
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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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Cant get E-Mails from POP3

We have about 20 Computers in our network some running imap some pop3. Since yesterday 2 of the pop3 computer wont recieve any E-mails,sending works just fine, using outlook i get a ...
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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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Migrate My Email Setup to Mac OS X

I recently got myself a Macbook Pro and I rely heavily on Outlook, so I got it as well. As a professional I have three emails (don't ask): Two as POP and one as Exchange. Is there a way to ensure ...
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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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Can't remove emails from Outlook Express on Windows XP [closed]

When I delete an email from Outlook Express nothing happens. What's the problem and how can I fix it?
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outlook 2007 re-delivers all of my email when I associate the account

My work still has a pop backed mail system and we keep messages on the server as new so our phones and work pcs can both get the email. From time to time I notice that when I give a user a new ...
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pop3 accounts that sync sent items ? (not imap)

Are there any email systems that allow you to use pop3 and sync the sent items folder ? Im aware this is the default with imap but im in a scenario were i cant use it..
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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 monitor and save every email from a POP mail account?

There is a POP (hotmail) account that I have to watch and save every email as soon as they arrive. I could do this by checking them every 5 minutes and downloading them. But what application can do ...
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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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How to re-sync specific Gmail emails into Outlook 2010 using POP

I haven't found anyone talking online about a very specific use-case I have concerning Gmail, and Outlook 2010. I've made a backup of almost my entire Gmail account using Outlook 2010/POP3. The ...
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make imap email that are read on one machine show as unread on another machine

if you have a shared email account at for somthing like contact@example.com its quite useful for everyone at the company to be able to see all incoming email into that account.. when using imap if ...
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how to get pop3 email to put a copy of all sent emails on the server in the sent folder

by default pop3 emails bring down the incoming messages from the server, although you can tell it to leave a copy on the server so that if your using multi machines / devices they can all get it. ...
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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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Can I use the gmail “+ filter” to “login” via pop3 or IMAP

I know that gmail allows you to differentiate mails If I append a + when subscribing to a mailing list and filter it accordingly in the web client. But I was wondering if it was possible for when I ...
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Outlook, POP and PST handling

Essentially I have a client who is on hosted exchange and have decided to use POP3 to download the mail (I don't know why they don't use .OST's but anyway), they rebuilt the machine and backed up ...
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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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Yahoo connection error, could not be established

I'm using spiro on my imac and it keep popping this message I don't know why it keeps popping up. I've tried to change password and still the same. Any idea why it does that? Thanks
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How to get all email in thunderbird not just new ones?

Is it possible to get all emails in thunderbird even already read messages like how it works in MS Outlook? Right now it just gets new ones if I read emails using another client or using my phone they ...
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How would Outlook handle my PST concerns?

This is a real quick question regarding POP email in Outlook essentially. I'm going to recreate my POP email profile based on some advice from my mailhost, due to emails I send being constantly sent ...
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Outlook: how to configure to use another server for outgoing mail?

I have a client that has problems with his current outgoing mail provider. It seems he uses a server for incoming mail and another server (another provider) for outgoing. But since the outgoing mail ...
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How to recover inbox & outbox mails in Eudora

I use Eudora 6.2 for single POP3 mail. Sudden power failure in my machine left all inbox, outbox & other mailboxes empty. As Eudora was set up not to leave mails in server, I can't get mails from ...
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thunderbird deleting my emails from the pop3 server

I am using thunderbird with yahoo pop3 account in thunderbird i have made the " leave the messaege on servier " checked but still my emails are being deleted from the yahoo servier.
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Outlook: Send test e-mail message: The server responded: 421 Cannot establish SSL

I create account in Outlook. Account Type: POP3 When I run test account settings, log in onto incoming mail server POP3 successfully. But for send test e-mail message i get error: Send test e-mail ...
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Outlook (2010), Sync POP3 Download Status

Synchronizing mails by exporting/importing pst files works great, but my problem is that because pst files contain no account information, outlook starts downloading all mails from all POP3 accounts ...
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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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pop3 hotmail settings for Alpine email program?

I have searched the web for the correct settings to be able to access my hotmail with Alpine email client - it is a program you use from the terminal (i am using Linux). So far I have no success. I ...
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Making POP3 email account

My company's website and email are on a third-party Linux server offered with no sysadmin support. I need to add some email addresses to the thing, and I've been specifically asked for POP3 accounts. ...
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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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Sync email from outlook to pop3 mailbox

I was accessing a customers mailbox for some troubleshooting and I forgot to uncheck the "delete messeges from server" option in outlook so all his emails are gone from the server. Is there any way ...
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Windows Live Mail client caused all my Network Solutions email to be deleted?

I was downloading my mail from Network Solutions' server via POP on Windows Live Mail. The download failed halfway through, so I deleted the emails via Windows Live Mail. When I went back to the ...
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Outlook 2010 POP3 Mail

I'm having a little trouble with Outlook 2010 not "delivering" e-mails from my ISP server. Being a little more specific, the mail gets to my Outlook client, but it is still holding the mail on my ...
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Windows Mail unable to send after stalling pop server

I have 2 users that are unable to send email through their Windows Mail (Win 7). One user exceeded our daily email limit and exceeded the number of recipients limit, and the other send many large ...
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Saving sent emails in Outlook 2010 not working for Pop3

I am using Outlook 2010 for my gmail emails which use IMAP I can set the system to store sent emails in the appropriate sent folder. For another account which uses POP3 I can't configure outlook to ...
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Connecting to POP/SMTP Server via Telnet

I am trying to connect to connect to an SMTP/POP server via telnet (port 25 and 110). However, I am not able to authenticate myself. Whenever I try to, it says (pop) -ERR SPA Required, use AUTH or ...

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