POP and IMAP side by side in Mail
Hi, is it ok to run POP and IMAP accounts side by side in Mail? I’m using POP but I want to switch to IMAP and set up a first IMAP account...
Yes, POP with one domain and two or three IMAP accounts with two other domains. Just wanted to know if POP and IMAP together is stable or if there are any recommendations when running them alongside each other.
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Mail 3.2, Gmail and iPhone POP and IMAP Problems
This is a Mail problem but I am pretty sure it has something to do with the iphone as well....
Here's the deal:
Up until a week ago I used this setup:
1. My gmail account has had pop and imap enabled for all mail and it kept the email on the server
2. My mail client on my MBP C2duo on Leopard 10.5.2 was setup to retrieve email from gmail using pop
3. My 1.1.1 iPhone was setup to retrieve email from gmail using pop as well
4. Gmail account was being also synchronised between MBP and iphone through the appropriate tab in itunes.
RESULT: mail would pop to both clients as new mail and I would have to mark it as read in each client. I like that cause there are certain messages I read on my MBP and some others on my iphone.
About a week ago I upgraded my iphone to 1.1.3 and that's when the problems started:
a) It appears that the iphone is now setup to gmail's IMAP by default. So I delete the account and create one manually to work as pop
1. So now I have an iphone setup to retrieve with pop.
2. My MAil client on the MBP is still set to pop
3. Gmail settings remain untouched
PROBLEM: Everything is setup as pop but acts as IMAP ?!!?!
Whichever client gets an email message first that message will not appear on the other client.
Basically if my iphone catches an emai while my MBP is asleep i'll never get it in my inbox on the MBP and vice versa
Please help me out... It's the first time an Apple product makes me feel like a good ol windows user again
FAILED SOLUTIONS:
1. I tried deleting the iphone account and creating it from scratch making sure it's setup correctly
2. I tried disabling IMAP from gmail's settings
3. I tried disabling and re-enabling pop from gmail's settings
4. I tried using gmail's recent mode that forces a download of all recent (30 days) mail
5. I have repaired permissions, rebooted etc etc
Nothing changed
I have now deleted the gmail account from the MBP, re-created it and await while it re-downloads al 6000 messages before I try re-creating the account on the iphone but sth tells me it wont change anything.
Sorry for the extreme length of this post. Any help would be appreciatedBut I'm not using IMAP. I never used IMAP and I do not want to use IMAP. The reason being that I know all about the problems you speak of.
I just can't get POP working as it did before the 1.1.3 update. It's really frustrating -
Both Pop AND IMAP Gmail accounts in Mail?
OK this is bugging me. Suddenly I noticed several email duplicates from my only Gmail account, that I check on my Mac in Mail. When checking accounts in Preferences, I see now TWO Gmail accounts enabled, one POP, another IMAP. I can't remember which one is the older one that I've been using for years. I guess it's the IMAP account, since I've been keeping copies of my emails in my Mac and my Gmail "all mail" folder online.
I think it happened when Safari 5.1 asked to syncronize and/or use "x" automatically with iChat, Mail, Calendar, etc., and added the POP. My question is, which one of those accounts is safe to delete or disable in Mail? Can it be done just like that? In the Gmail settings I see both POP and IMAP are enabled. Should I just disable POP and voilá?
Thanks.
rolandoAs you may have learnt by now POP downloads the mail to your computer and depending on your settings may also delete from server. So the mail on your computer is the only copy you have. IMAP accounts can be deleted and added later but POP are not that simple.
I suggest turn off POP, use IMAP, continue using IMAP for a while and then delete POP.
There are excellent guides in the discussions here, just search for 'switching from POP to IMAP' -
OS X 10.5 Server POP and IMAP mail settings
I am trying to get mail service to run on OSX 10.5 Server installed on a G4 machine.
Using Server Admin, under Mail>Settings it asks for Domain name (local Internet domain name) and Host name (Internet host name of this mail system).
I am unsure exactly what they want.
To me, Domain name would be tradersbend.com (registered for years).
Host name would be the name of the machine - taovaya.
However, I've tried this and many other combinations with no joy.
When restarting mail, POP and IMAP say they are starting up, but eventually return to "stopped" state. Everything else in the Mail Overview tab starts up and says "running" as it should. (I do have Mailing Lists stopped; and Mail Clustering Off)
Any wisdom I might use?Alex -
Thank you. I now have POP and IMAP running fine.
But Outgoing SMTP and Incoming SMTP are acting strangely. SMTP is enabled. Allow incoming mail is checked. Hold outgoing mail is unchecked. Relay outgoing mail through host is checked and should relay through (my poncacity.net username)@mail.poncacity.net. Password for poncacity.net account is entered. All is saved.
I stop Mail Service. Open General tab. Start Mail Service. Everything that is supposed to run starts up and says "Running". Then somewhere along the line for no reason Outgoing SMTP and Incoming SMTP changes to "Stopped".
While both were "Stopped" I sent a test msg to another email address at a different ISP. It arrived successfully and the raw headers show it did go through the outgoing SMTP relay at mail.poncacity.net.
I also sent a test msg from my other email address to this one. So far, it hasn't arrived.
Next, I sent a test msg from this tradersbend.com to this tradersbend.com address. So far, it hasn't arrived either.
So I conclude that even if Outgoing SMTP says it is "Stopped" it sends outgoing msgs through the poncacity.net relay, but Incoming SMTP is not working properly.
I also notice that the state (Running or Stopped) on both incoming and outgoing SMTP seems to arbitrairly flip-flop from one state to the other for some reason.
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POP and IMAP aren't starting?
I used the "Configure Mail Service" option, setup both POP and IMAP access for a couple of my users in the Workgroup Manager, and the Mail Service status is "Running" (also running are Outgoing/Incoming SMTP, Junk Mail Filtering, and Virus Scanning), but POP and IMAP always show as "Stopped" in Server Admin. I don't know if this matters, but when I go to Maintenance/Database it shows "Database location" to be "Not available."
Also, Maintenance/Accounts shows "Number of accounts" as 0, even though I have two users in Workgroup Manager setup for both POP and IMAP?
Any advice is greatly appreciated!Regarding logs...
IMAP and POP are empty.
Mail Access shows "empty option value on line 10 of configuration file" page after page, nothing else.
The last line of the SMTP log shows "daemon started -- version 2.4.3, configuration /etc/postfix."
Is there somewhere else I should also look for troubleshooting information?
Thanks! -
Pop and Imap remain stopped, what is going on?
I can not figure out what is going on. Both POP and IMAP are "stopped" and I have been trying like crazy to figure out why I can not get them to start. After countless hours of searching the net and the forums I have decided to post a new thread asking for help.
I have set up the mail service in os x server (10.5.5) in the past with no problems. I just can not figure out what is going on this time though. Please help.
*Screen shots of what I am seeing...*
*Webmail login issue...*
*postconf -n output...*
alias_maps = hash:/etc/aliases,hash:/var/mailman/data/aliases
command_directory = /usr/sbin
config_directory = /etc/postfix
content_filter = smtp-amavis:[127.0.0.1]:10024
daemon_directory = /usr/libexec/postfix
debugpeerlevel = 2
enableserveroptions = yes
html_directory = no
inet_interfaces = all
mail_owner = _postfix
mailbox_transport = cyrus
mailq_path = /usr/bin/mailq
manpage_directory = /usr/share/man
messagesizelimit = 10485760
mydestination = $myhostname,localhost.$mydomain,atlmetal.com.,localhost
mydomain = atlmetal.com
mydomain_fallback = localhost
myhostname = mail.atlmetal.com
mynetworks = 127.0.0.0/8,192.168.1.0/24,172.16.20.0/24,172.16.93.0/24,76.97.68.0/24
newaliases_path = /usr/bin/newaliases
ownerrequestspecial = no
queue_directory = /private/var/spool/postfix
readme_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix
recipient_delimiter = +
relayhost =
sample_directory = /usr/share/doc/postfix/examples
sendmail_path = /usr/sbin/sendmail
setgid_group = _postdrop
smtpdenforcetls = no
smtpdpw_server_securityoptions = login,plain,cram-md5
smtpdrecipientrestrictions = permitsasl_authenticated,permit_mynetworks,reject_unauthdestination,permit
smtpdsasl_authenable = yes
smtpdtls_certfile = /etc/certificates/Default.crt
smtpdtls_keyfile = /etc/certificates/Default.key
smtpduse_pwserver = yes
smtpdusetls = yes
unknownlocal_recipient_rejectcode = 550
virtualmailboxdomains = hash:/etc/postfix/virtual_domains
virtual_transport = lmtp:unix:/var/imap/socket/lmtp
One mroe thing, I read in another topic where someone was having similar issues and another user had asked if the database and mail store locations existed. I noticed that mine did not. I had to create the folders /var/imap/ and /var/spool/imap/. I then pulled up server admin and selected those locations under database and mail store, prior to that there was nothing listed in database and mail store. I dont know if this has anything to do with my main issue but I thought I should throw this in as well.*Contents of cyrus.conf...*
# standard standalone server implementation
START {
# do not delete this entry!
recover cmd="ctl_cyrusdb -r"
# this is only necessary if using idled for IMAP IDLE
idled cmd="idled"
# UNIX sockets start with a slash and are put into /var/imap/socket
SERVICES {
# add or remove based on preferences
imap cmd="imapd" listen="imap" prefork=0
imaps cmd="imapd -s" listen="imaps" prefork=0
pop3 cmd="pop3d" listen="pop3" prefork=0
pop3s cmd="pop3d -s" listen="pop3s" prefork=0
sieve cmd="timsieved" listen="sieve" prefork=0
# at least one LMTP is required for delivery
# lmtp cmd="lmtpd" listen="lmtp" prefork=0
lmtpunix cmd="lmtpd" listen="/var/imap/socket/lmtp" prefork=0
# this is only necessary if using notifications
# notify cmd="notifyd" listen="/var/imap/socket/notify" proto="udp" prefork=1
EVENTS {
# this is required
checkpoint cmd="ctl_cyrusdb -c" period=30
# this is only necessary if using duplicate delivery suppression
delprune cmd="cyr_expire -E 3" at=0400
# this is only necessary if caching TLS sessions
tlsprune cmd="tls_prune" at=0400
LIMITS {
imaplimit value=0
*last bit of the mail.log...*
Dec 1 10:54:40 My-Name-Computer postfix/master[2943]: daemon started -- version 2.4.3, configuration /etc/postfix
Dec 1 10:59:26 My-Name-Computer postfix/tlsmgr[3028]: warning: no entropy source specified with parameter tlsrandomsource
Dec 1 10:59:26 My-Name-Computer postfix/tlsmgr[3028]: warning: encryption keys etc. may be predictable
Dec 1 10:59:26 My-Name-Computer postfix/smtpd[3026]: connect from localhost[127.0.0.1]
Dec 1 10:59:26 My-Name-Computer postfix/smtpd[3026]: warning: Illegal address syntax from localhost[127.0.0.1] in MAIL command: <[email protected]>
Dec 1 10:59:26 My-Name-Computer postfix/smtpd[3026]: lost connection after MAIL from localhost[127.0.0.1]
Dec 1 10:59:26 My-Name-Computer postfix/smtpd[3026]: disconnect from localhost[127.0.0.1]
Dec 1 11:03:36 My-Name-Computer postfix/postfix-script[3054]: refreshing the Postfix mail system
Dec 1 11:03:36 My-Name-Computer postfix/master[2943]: reload configuration /etc/postfix
Dec 1 11:09:46 My-Name-Computer postfix/tlsmgr[3090]: warning: no entropy source specified with parameter tlsrandomsource
Dec 1 11:09:46 My-Name-Computer postfix/tlsmgr[3090]: warning: encryption keys etc. may be predictable
Dec 1 11:09:46 My-Name-Computer postfix/smtpd[3088]: connect from unknown[192.168.1.110]
Dec 1 11:09:46 My-Name-Computer postfix/smtpd[3088]: disconnect from unknown[192.168.1.110]
Dec 1 11:11:58 My-Name-Computer postfix/smtpd[3217]: connect from unknown[192.168.1.110]
Dec 1 11:11:58 My-Name-Computer postfix/smtpd[3217]: disconnect from unknown[192.168.1.110]
Dec 1 11:12:04 My-Name-Computer postfix/smtpd[3217]: connect from unknown[192.168.1.110]
Dec 1 11:12:05 My-Name-Computer postfix/smtpd[3217]: disconnect from unknown[192.168.1.110]
Dec 1 11:13:36 My-Name-Computer postfix/postfix-script[3277]: refreshing the Postfix mail system
Dec 1 11:13:36 My-Name-Computer postfix/master[2943]: reload configuration /etc/postfix
*Last bit of mailaccess.log...*
Dec 1 11:12:04 My-Name-Computer imaps[3222]: login: Jeremy-Foxs-Computer.local [fe80::21b:63ff:feef:ecb7%en2] diradmin plaintext+TLS user logged in
Dec 1 11:12:04 My-Name-Computer imaps[3222]: quota set to "unlimited" for mailbox user.diradmin
Dec 1 11:17:38 My-Name-Computer imaps[3222]: seen_db: user diradmin opened /var/imap/user/d/diradmin.seen
Dec 1 11:17:52 My-Name-Computer master[3518]: about to exec /usr/bin/cyrus/bin/lmtpd
Dec 1 11:17:52 My-Name-Computer lmtpunix[3518]: executed
Dec 1 11:17:52 My-Name-Computer lmtpunix[3518]: accepted connection
Dec 1 11:17:52 My-Name-Computer lmtpunix[3518]: lmtp connection preauth'd as postman
Dec 1 11:17:52 My-Name-Computer lmtpunix[3518]: AOD: mbrcheck_servicemembership with accessallservices
Dec 1 11:17:52 My-Name-Computer lmtpunix[3518]: AOD: mail service ACL NOT enabled
Dec 1 11:17:52 My-Name-Computer lmtpunix[3518]: IOERROR: fstating sieve script /usr/sieve/d/diradmin/defaultbc: No such file or directory
Dec 1 11:17:52 My-Name-Computer lmtpunix[3518]: duplicate_check: <[email protected]> user.diradmin 0
Dec 1 11:17:52: --- last message repeated 1 time ---
Dec 1 11:17:52 My-Name-Computer lmtpunix[3518]: mystore: starting txn 2147483658
Dec 1 11:17:52 My-Name-Computer lmtpunix[3518]: mystore: committing txn 2147483658
Dec 1 11:17:52 My-Name-Computer lmtpunix[3518]: duplicate_mark: <[email protected]> user.diradmin 1228148272 1726720
Dec 1 11:17:52 My-Name-Computer lmtpunix[3518]: Delivered: <[email protected]> to mailbox: user.diradmin
Dec 1 11:17:52 My-Name-Computer lmtpunix[3518]: AOD: user options: no lookup required for: diradmin
Dec 1 11:19:02 My-Name-Computer master[3620]: about to exec /usr/bin/cyrus/bin/imapd
Dec 1 11:19:02 My-Name-Computer imap[3620]: executed
Dec 1 11:19:02 My-Name-Computer imap[3620]: accepted connection
Dec 1 11:19:02 My-Name-Computer imap[3620]: AOD: mbrcheck_servicemembership with accessallservices
Dec 1 11:19:02 My-Name-Computer imap[3620]: AOD: mail service ACL NOT enabled
Dec 1 11:19:02 My-Name-Computer imap[3620]: login: localhost [::1] diradmin plaintext user logged in
Dec 1 11:19:03 My-Name-Computer imap[3620]: quota set to "unlimited" for mailbox user.diradmin
One last thing, I just added my account into mail.app to see if I could send and receive email there. IT WORKED! I successfully set myself an email. So, I know it is working now. But I just need to figure out why squirrelmail is being stupid.
Thanks! -
10.8 client and 10.6 server email pop and imap problem
Hi Guys ,
My problem is 10.8 client and 10.6 server.
10.6 server have email server running (pop and imap), when i configure same email account (pop) on 10.7 machine and 10.8 machines , 10.7 machine works , but 10.8 pop does not working
let me explaing further :
when i use 10.8 mail application to setup pop mail account it does not connecting . But i used the same account to connect imap it connect on 10.8 machine.
the same mail account connect to another 10.7 machine with POP and IMAP for testing reason , it works with out any issues
POP server is running and this email account's users profile enable POP and IMAP mail settings.
thanks in advance.Try checking the Authentication Type for the POP account. It is located in Mail > Preferences > Accounts > selected account > Advanced
10.8 tends to use Apple Token. I think you will need to use a type of MD5 Challenge-Response or Password. -
Hello All,
I am hoping that someone else has run across this issue (may have started after CU5 was installed).
Upon every reboot I have found that the "Microsoft Exchange IMAP4" and "Microsoft Exchange POP3" services in the service manager will not start... basic reason in the event viewer is that the ports are already in use.
If I go into the ECP and disable my POP and Imap receive connectors I am able to then start the services.
After the services are started I can then go back to ECP and enable the receive connectors again and everything is fine .
Can anyone shed any light on this?
Thanks in advance ;)
ChrisHello Winnie,
I bounced the Transport service tonight (adjusting spam filter levels)... so I was able to issue a stop and re-start of the IMAP4 and POP3 services in the service manager.
I stopped both the IMAP4 and POP3 services in service manager.
I issued the start of the services with PowerShell as requested:
PS C:\Users\administrator.XXXXXXXX> Start-service MSExchangePOP3
WARNING: Waiting for service 'Microsoft Exchange POP3 (MSExchangePOP3)' to start...
WARNING: Waiting for service 'Microsoft Exchange POP3 (MSExchangePOP3)' to start...
WARNING: Waiting for service 'Microsoft Exchange POP3 (MSExchangePOP3)' to start...
Start-service : Failed to start service 'Microsoft Exchange POP3 (MSExchangePOP3)'.
At line:1 char:1
+ Start-service MSExchangePOP3
+ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+ CategoryInfo : OpenError: (System.ServiceProcess.ServiceController:ServiceController) [Start-Service],
ServiceCommandException
+ FullyQualifiedErrorId : StartServiceFailed,Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands.StartServiceCommand
Then I first stopped the receive connector in ECP and issued the command:
PS C:\Users\administrator.XXXXXXXX> Start-service MSExchangePOP3
WARNING: Waiting for service 'Microsoft Exchange POP3 (MSExchangePOP3)' to start...
WARNING: Waiting for service 'Microsoft Exchange POP3 (MSExchangePOP3
With the receive connector disabled in ECP it was successfully started.... then I enabled the receive connector in ECP and all is fine now
repeated the same with IMAP4
to recap....
If I stop the IMAP4 and/or POP3 service in service manager, I must first disable the IMAP and/or POP receive connector in the ECP, then start the service in service manage.. and then finally go into ECP and enable the receive connector.
Thanks,
Chris
Chris -
Whats the difference betwwen Pop and Imap?
What is the difference between a POP and an IMAP email account, are there benefits of using one rather than the other?
Hi
POP means mail is downloaded from the Mail Server to your mac and is stored locally. Downside to this is if your hard drive was to fail and you have not kept up-to-date backups or have not bothered to back up at all you lose all your mail. If this does not bother you then there is no down side.
IMAP means mail is not downloaded from the Mail Server and everything is stored on the Mail Server itself. Generally speaking most mail servers have redundancy built in are administered by a dedicated IT team and if you were to lose any mail odds are it would be recoverable. Other benefits are you should be able to access your mail (send & receive) from pretty much anywhere you like. All you need is 3 bits of information and access to a computer (any platform) that has access to the internet and a web browser.
I've kept this as simple as possible but that's about it in a nutshell.
Tony -
Gmail app - POP and IMAP together
I'm having a heck of a time getting my emial to work like my blackberry did. I want to make this work.
Does anyone know if I can configure my laptop Outlook to pull my gmail app mail using POP AND my phone to use IMAP??
I don't like the IMAP performance in Outlook.
Thanks for any suggestions you have!
~ KWhilst you can use IMAP for one mail client and POP for another, it won't give you very satisfactory results...Whilst you can choose to have the POP client leave the mail on the server, it will then show up as new when picked up by another client (or even the same one again) rather than as having already been read.
Gmail POP behaves differently than other POP mail servers. In my case, I have it configured such that downloading the mail with the POP client moves the mail from the Inbox to All Mail. For me, since I usually access mail via my iPhone, it allows me to leave things 'to be dealt with' in my Inbox on the phone, then when I access them on my Mac to 'deal with' them, they are moved out of my Inbox automatically.
For me, this is a highly satisfactory workflow.
But in general, you're correct - and I certainly wouldn't consider accessing my Gmail account from more than one POP mail client. -
Using Mail with both pop and imap accounts
I have a Q to better understand how the Mail app. works in Lion so there is better coordination among my devices and mail = I'd like to lay out how it is now set up and see whether or not I'm right about how to handle them - and how to do things better.
1. I have a .mac account and no problems with it = if I read and delete on iPhone it deletes off iPad and computer fine.
2. I have an email account that is an IMAP account but at another host [I use Mail to get email from it] - so what I think happens is that it's sort of the same thing but operating on that other host as an IMAP so that the same thing happens more or less - email comes in on all 3 devices and when I delete from one it deletes from others = but maybe not as fast because it's going thru the Mail intermediary. My need/wish is to use one email program [Mail] to get all my mail and that's why this and others all go thru Mail.
3. I have a 3rd account that is a POP account and can't be made IMAP because of the nature of the plan/host - in that I've noticed that I'll have 100 messages on my main computer and delete 75 of them but the 100 are still left on the iPhone and iPad = so far I don't do much about it but I hope/assume I'm right to think that if I know I've read and dealt with the 100 messages that if I want to I can just delete them all quickly off the iPhone or iPad...I'm not sure how to handle a Pop account to minimize all the hassle.
Does this seem like the right way to go or is there a better way to manage these 3 diff. accounts ??? I noticed some of the problem when I checked Mail on my iPad and saw there were loads of old emails 'unread' on it that I had dealt with on my computer so I knew things were out of whack.
Last thought = I do go to Synchronize all Accounts from time to time but really don't notice it makes a difference but maybe I don't understand tht either.
thanks muchOkay, it just fixed itself without me doing anything, or even quitting the program again. It still seems like a bug.
Andy -
Mail Won't Display Both POP and IMAP Accounts in Inbox
When I set up Leopard Mail I had my two accounts gmail and Comcast set up as POP3 as gmail hadn't enabled imap on my account yet. With imap now enabled I went and switched my gmail account over to imap from pop. The gmail account seems to work fine, but my pop account essentially disappears. Pop3 emails (comcast account) don't appear in the Inbox. However, I can search for them and then they can be found. When I removed the imap account, the pop3 emails appeared back in the inbox exactly how they should be. When I remade the imap account they disappeared again.
I can't see what I am doing wrong, so this looks like a bug. Opinions?
AndyOkay, it just fixed itself without me doing anything, or even quitting the program again. It still seems like a bug.
Andy -
Business Catalyst Help | Set up POP and IMAP email accounts
This question was posted in response to the following article: http://helpx.adobe.com/business-catalyst/partner/setup-pop-imap-email-accounts.html
Hi
If site plan is web basic then email service would not be included , either you would need to upgrade the site else use external email service.
Using creative cloud subscription sites published will be in web basic site plan,
For upgrading : http://forums.adobe.com/docs/DOC-3161
For External Email : http://kb.worldsecuresystems.com/kb/setup-pop-imap-email-accounts.html#main_How_to_create_ an_external_MX_record
If this is not the case then you can access email accounts section , site settings > email accounts
Thanks,
Sanjit -
Mail Setup Fails- Pop, Exchange and Imap- Desktop Mail works fine
I dont know whats going on with this iphone. I cannot configure mail to connect to any of the connection styles. We use exchange. owa, pop and imap are enabled. Desktop mail client connects fine to POP and Exchange.
I double checked all the settings. No luck. I get an error saying the server is not responding. I've tried the ip address as well.
On a whim, i disabled FBA on the exchange server. no luck.
Security setting were checked. Password was authentication method. Just like the desktop.
We are using exchange 2003. Anyone have any info to share.Rebooting the Mac fixed the problem. I have no idea why. Still unable to locate the mail ssl certificates.
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What is POP, POP3, and IMAP When I Setup My Email Account in the HP ePrint App?
I have done as much research as I can do in regards to setting up the HP ePrint App Email Accounts. If you do not see your email information listed here, feel free to post it below or contact your internet service provider, phone or email company, or whomever else that might know this. I am certain there are many more that could be added but this is a rather extensive list. I hope you find what you need to finish setting up your email applications.
I have noticed information differs from website to website but as I have learned over time, with domain masking and companies buying out other companies, I just researched all the information I could find and that way if one of the hostnames or ports don’t work, then you can continue to view further into this page to see if that information is the same. At that point, if you can’t find what you need here, I would say you have done all that you can do before contacting the appropriate support team for your email information.
Most of the links are active and the ones listed below should send you directly the pages I pulled this information from but only a few of them were from the actual support sites themselves (Apple support was vague, as well as Microsoft, Macintosh, and commonly used ISPs). Save yourself some time by searching here first. I hope you find what you need in this one-stop-shop and if you get an email address not listed here please post it below and I will add it to this original document.
Lastly, as this information is from forum-based and other unofficial websites, I would like to add that this is a copy/paste/edit-for-easy-reading document I created in my spare time. This is a very long document so I do recommend using the search and find quick keys to search for the email you need but the top part of this has definitions as to what servers, ports, and hostnames are and the basic setup in case you need to know what these options are used for and what they mean.
Below are the most common settings needed to set up most POP3/IMAP Email Clients or Devices:
The following information below can be found at http://www.swestcom.com/Support/q4.htm
“What is POP3?
Post Office Protocol version 3 (POP3) is a standard mail protocol used to receive emails from a remote server to a local email client. POP3 allows you to download email messages on your local computer and read them even when you are offline."
"What is IMAP?
The Internet Message Access Protocol (IMAP) is a mail protocol used for accessing email on a remote web server from a local client. IMAP and POP3 are the two most commonly used Internet mail protocols for retrieving emails. Both protocols are supported by all modern email clients and web servers."
"Main difference between IMAP and POP3:
The POP3 protocol assumes that there is only one client connected to the mailbox. In contrast, the IMAP protocol allows simultaneous access by multiple clients. IMAP is suitable for you if your mailbox is about to be managed by multiple users."
"What is SMTP?
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) is the standard protocol for sending emails across the Internet. SMTP uses TCP port 25 or 2525 and sometimes you can have problems to send your messages in case your ISP has closed port 25 (How to check if port 25 is open?). To determine the SMTP server for a given domain name, the MX (Mail eXchange) should have more information."
"When setting up:
POP - choose POP and the incoming server port will default to 110
IMAP - choose IMAP and the incoming server port will default to 143
All other settings are the same.
Username = [email protected]
Password = the password you set up when you configured your mail box
Incoming Mail Server = mail.yourdomain.com
Outgoing Mail Server= smtp.yourdomain.com
Outgoing Server Requires Authentication (typically found in advanced options or settings)
Do NOT check "Log on Using Secure Password Authentication"
Use the same Username and Password as Incoming or select "Use Same Settings as Incoming"
Outgoing Server Port= 2525 or 587This is subject to change based on the individual preferences of your ISP"
Note - Substitute your actual domain name for "yourdomain.com" and substitute the first part of your email address for "user."
Email Ports
For networks, a port means an endpoint to a logical connection. The port number identifies what type of port it is. Here are the default email ports for:
POP3 - port 110
IMAP - port 143
SMTP - port 25
HTTP - port 80
Secure SMTP (SSMTP) - port 465
Secure IMAP (IMAP4-SSL) - port 585
IMAP4 over SSL (IMAPS) - port 993
Secure POP3 (SSL-POP) - port 995.
For Mozilla, Outlook, Windows mail, Windows Live, Outlook 2003-2010, Entourage for Mac OS, and Mail for Mac OS follow this link: http://help.outlook.com/en-ca/140/cc875899.aspx (this website has not been looked over for validation but may assist in other leads towards the right direction)
Have you ever wished you could use your AOL email account with something else, something more powerful, something more convenient than AOL, something like Outlook, Windows Mail, Outlook Express, or The Bat!? Thanks to the wonders of IMAP, you can.
If you set up your AOL email account in any email client capable of IMAP, you can receive and send messages easily. Even the AOL folders — Spam, Saved, Sent Items and your Trash will be there automatically. Of course, you can also use POP to fetch incoming mail in an uncomplicated fashion.
For instructions on how to assist you with this you can also follow this link: http://email.about.com/od/aoltips/qt/Access_an_AOL_Email_Account_with_any_POP_IMAP_Email_Program.htm
Set Up POP or IMAP E-Mail on an Android G1 How do I set up POP or IMAP E-Mail on an Android Device?
From the home screen, tap Applications > Settings > Accounts & sync > Add account > Manual setup.
On the Incoming settings screen, in the Protocol drop-down menu, select IMAP or POP3. We suggest you select IMAP because it supports more features.
In the Email address and Username text boxes, enter your full e-mail address, for example [email protected], and then select Next. Your user name is the same as your e-mail address.
In the Password text box, enter your password.
In the IMAP server or POP3 server text box, enter your IMAP or POP server name. For information about how to look up the server settings you need to complete this step and other steps in this procedure, see “How do I find the server settings” later in this topic.
In the Security type drop-down menu and Server port text boxes, specify the POP or IMAP settings that you looked up in step 5, and then tap Next. Your e-mail application will check your IMAP or POP settings.
On the Outgoing server settings screen, the Login required option should be selected for you, and the Username and Password text boxes should be filled in.
In the SMTP server text box, enter the SMTP server name you looked up in step 5.
In the Security type drop down menu and Server port text box, specify the SMTP settings that you located in step 5, and click Next.
In the Account name, text box, enter a name for your account (for example “Office 365 email” or “Work email”). In the Your name text box, enter the name you want displayed when you send e-mail to others (for example “Tony Smith”), and then select Finish Setup.
What else do I need to know?
If your e-mail account is the type that requires registration, you must register it the first time you sign in to Outlook Web App. Connecting to your e-mail account through a mobile phone will fail if you haven't registered your account through Outlook Web App. After you sign in to your account, sign out. Then try to connect using your mobile phone. For more information about how to sign in to your account using Outlook Web App, see How to Sign In to Your E-Mail Using a Web Browser. If you have trouble signing in, see FAQs: Sign-in and Password Issues or contact the person who manages your e-mail account.
Information below provided by: http://www.defcon-5.com/support/index.cfm?docid=95
Yahoo:
POP3: pop.mail.yahoo.com Port 995
SMTP: smtp.mail.yahoo.com Port 465
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: YES
User name must not include the @yahoo.com
GMail:
POP3: pop.gmail.com Port 995
SMTP: smtp.gmail.com Port 465
ESTMP should be enabled
SSL: YES
AOL:
IMAP: imap.aol.com Port 143
SMTP: smtp.aol.com
SSL: NO
ATT World Net:
POP3: ipostoffice.worldnet.att.net Port 995
SMTP: imailhost.worldnet.att.net Port 465
SSL REQUIRED for Incoming and Outgoing
Cox:
NOTE: With Cox you can only use their SMTP servers while on their network.
Central
POP3: pop.central.cox.net
SMTP: smtp.central.cox.net
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
East Cost
POP3: pop.east.cox.net
SMTP: smtp.east.cox.net
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
West Cost
POP3: pop.west.cox.net
SMTP: smtp.west.cox.net
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
Comcast:
POP3: pop3.comcast.net Port 110
SMTP: smtp.comcast.net Port 587
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
User name must NOT include @comcast.net
Comcast SMART ZONE:
POP3: sz-pop.mail.comcast.net Port 995
SMTP: smtp.compcast.net Port 587
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
User name must NOT include @comcast.net
Earthlink:
POP3: pop.earthlink.net Port 110
SMTP: smtpauth.earthlink.net Port 587
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
User name must include @earthlink.net
Hughes Net:
POP3: mail.hughes.net Port 110
SMTP: smtp.hughest.net Port 25
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
User name must include @hughes.net
Metrocast:
POP3: pop.va.metrocast.net Port 110
SMTP: smtp.va.metrocast.net Port 25
ESMTP should NOT be enabled
User name MUST be full email address
SSL: NO
MSN:
POP3: pop 3 . live. com port #995.
SMTP: smtp.live. com port #25
SSL: YES
ESMTP: should be enabled
User name must have the full email address
NetZero:
POP3: pop.netzero.com Port 110
SMTP: smtpauth.netzero.com Port 25
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
User name must include @netzero.com
Verizon:
POP3: incoming.verizon.net Port 110
SMTP: outgoing.verizon.net Port 25
ESMTP should be enabled
SSL: NO
The following information is according to a forum comment at the bottom of this webpage concerning HOTMAIL and mail server settings:
“As other web based email services, Hotmail is using the HTTP protocol for connecting you to your mailbox. If you want to send and receive Hotmail emails using an email client software, then your software must support Hotmail HTTP access for your email account. Some email clients, such as Outlook Express or Microsoft Outlook, offer builtin support for Hotmail accounts, so you only have to select HTTP when you are asked to select your email account type and select Hotmail as the HTTP Mail Service Provider.”
Mail Server Settings for Hotmail using the Microsoft Outlook Connector
If you are using Microsoft Outlook & the Outlook Connector, you can define your Hotmail account just like any regular POP3 email account:
Hotmail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop3 . live. com (logon using Secure Password Authentification - SPA, mail server port: 995)
Hotmail Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) -smtp . live . com (SSL enabled, port 25)
Additional information from this website has not been confirmed or validated as of yet but it does include additional information or perhaps corrected information. If the above steps do not fix the problem with setting up an email account for the HP Apps then read on:
Yahoo! Mail Settings
Yahoo Mail offers standard POP3 access for receiving emails incoming through your Yahoo mailbox, by using your favorite email client software. To setup your email client for working with your Yahoo account, you need to select the POP3 protocol and use the following mail server settings:
Yahoo Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.mail.yahoo.com (port 110)
Yahoo Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - smtp.mail.yahoo.com (port 25)
POP Yahoo! Mail Plus email server settings
Yahoo Plus Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - plus.pop.mail.yahoo.com (SSL enabled, port 995)
Yahoo Plus Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) - plus.smtp.mail.yahoo.com (SSL enabled, port 465, use authentication)
· Google GMail Settings
The Google GMail service offers email client access for retrieving and sending emails through your Gmail account. However, for security reasons, GMail uses POP3 over an SSL connection, so make sure your email client supports encrypted SSL connections.
Google Gmail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.gmail.com (SSL enabled, port 995)
Outgoing Mail Server - use the SMTP mail server address provided by your local ISP or smtp.gmail.com (SSL enabled, port 465)
MSN Mail Settings
The MSN email service allows you to use the MSN POP3 and SMTP servers to access your MSN mailbox.
MSN Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop3.email.msn.com (port 110, using Secure Password Authentication - SPA)
MSN Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.email.msn.com (select "My outgoing server requires authentication")
Lycos Mail Settings
The Lycos Mail Plus service allows you to use POP3 and SMTP servers for accessing your Lycos mailbox.
Lycos Mail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.mail.lycos.com (port 110)
Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.mail.lycos.com or use your local ISP SMTP mail server
AOL Mail Settings
The AOL email service is a web based system, designed for managing your AOL mailbox via HTTP IMAP access. Unlike Hotmail, you can use any email client to access your AOL mailbox, as long as it supports the IMAP protocol.
AOL Incoming Mail Server (IMAP) - imap.aol.com (port 143)
AOL Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.aol.com or use your local ISP SMTP mail server
Mail.com Mail Settings
The Mail.com email service allows you to use POP3 and SMTP servers for accessing your Mail.com mailbox.
Mail.com Mail Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop1.mail.com (port 110)
Outgoing Mail Server - use your local ISP SMTP mail server
Netscape Internet Service Mail Settings
The Netscape e-mail system is web-based, which means you can access their e-mail from any Internet connection. Netscape Internet Service also supports AOL® Communicator, Microsoft® Outlook, Microsoft® Outlook Express, and other POP3 e-mail software. The outgoing mail server needs SSL support, so make sure your email client software supports SSL connections over the SMTP protocol.
Netscape Internet Service Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.3.isp.netscape.com (port 110)
Netscape Internet Service Outgoing Mail Server - smtp.isp.netscape.com (port 25, using a secure SSL connection)
Tiscali Mail Settings
The Tiscali email service allows you to use POP3 and SMTP servers for accessing your Tiscali mailbox.
Tiscali Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.tiscali.com (port 110)
Outgoing Mail Server - use your local ISP SMTP mail server
Freeserve Mail Settings
The Freeserve email service allows you to use POP3 and SMTP servers for accessing your Freeserve mailbox.
Freeserve Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.freeserve.com (port 110)
Outgoing Mail Server - use your local ISP SMTP mail server
Supanet Mail Settings
The Supanet email service allows you to use POP3 and SMTP servers for accessing your Supanet mailbox.
Supanet Incoming Mail Server (POP3) - pop.supanet.com (port 110)
Outgoing Mail Server - use your local ISP SMTP mail se
AT&T SMTP IMAP Server
smtp.att.yahoo.com
SSL Port 465
imap.att.yahoo.com
SSL Port 993
Iphone POP/IMAP Setup
Although I am sure it is out of scope for HP to assist with iPhone setup with mail, contact, calendars, etc so here is a PDF with pictures and a walkthrough from:
https://www.millikin.edu/it/services/HandH/Documents/iPhone%20IMAP%20POP%20Setup.pdf
This hyperlink seems inactive so you may have to copy and paste for a direct walkthrough of this comprehensive pdf.
Lastly if the above information is incorrect or does help, here is one last website to provide you with a complete list that I found located at att.com to assist their customers trying to setup emails in conjunctions with their apps.
Popular POP and IMAP e-mail providers and their incoming server names
http://www.wireless.att.com/support_static_files/KB/KB5892.html
SUBJECT:
Popular POP and IMAP e-mail providers and their incoming server names
What are the AT&T outgoing (SMTP) server names?
SYMPTOM:
ISP E-mail servers
E-mail
ADVISORY:
This information has been retrieved from the proper e-mail provider support pages. This is not an exhaustive list, please refer to your e-mail provider for additional information and compatibility.
FIX:
Outgoing Servers
AT&T outgoing SMTP server policy
Incoming Servers
Users must contact their e-mail service providers for server addresses not included in this list.
Incoming POP3 server uses default port of 110.
Incoming IMAP4 server uses default port of 143.
When using SSL (Secure Socket Layer):
The incoming POP3 port needs to be set to 995.
The incoming IMAP4 port needs to be set at 993.
Internet Service Provider (ISP)
Incoming Server Address
Username
Port
1and1.com
POP: pop.1and1.com
IMAP4: imap.1and1.com
More information at 1and1.com Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
IMAP4: 143
Adelphia
mail.adelphia.net
username only
POP3: 110
Airmail.net (Internet America)
pop3.airmail.net
username only
Alltel.net
(See Windstream)
Ameritech (at&t Yahoo!)
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
AOL (America Online)
Instructions and Disclaimer
username only
IMAP4: 143
AIM Mail
Instructions and Disclaimer
username only
IMAP4: 143
AT&T Broadband Internet (ATTBI)
mail.attbi.com
AT&T Worldnet
ipop.worldnet.att.net
-or-
ipostoffice.worldnet.att.net
Informational only:
AT&T WorldNet e-mail may not be accessible from any device e-mail client due to firewall restrictions implemented by AT&T WorldNet.
See alternatives for accessing AT&T WorldNet:
- Former AT&T Wireless customers
- New and Existing AT&T wireless services customers
full e-mail address
POP3: 995 uses SSL
Bell Atlantic (Verizon)
pop.bellatlantic.net
Bell South
mail.bellsouth.net
username only
Cable One
mail.cableone.net
More information at Cable One.
username only
Cablevision
mail.optonline.net
username only
Charter
pop.charter.net
username only
Clearwire
mail.clearwire.net
More information at Clearwire Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Comcast
mail.comcast.net
More information at Comcast Article.
username only
POP3: 110
ComNetcom.net (Earthlink)
pop.comnetcom.net
Compuserve Classic
pop.compuserve.com
Compuserve
imap.cs.com
username only
Concentric
pop3.concentric.net
Coqui (Puerto Rico)
pop.coqui.net
Covad
pop3.covad.net
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Cox Central
pop.central.cox.net
More information at Cox Article.
username only
POP3: 110
Cox East
pop.east.cox.net
More information at Cox Article.
username only
POP3: 110
Cox West
pop.west.cox.net
More information at Cox Article.
username only
POP3: 110
Cox Business
pop.coxmail.com
More information at Cox Business Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Earthlink
pop.earthlink.net
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Eudora
mail.speakeasy.net
Excite
pop3.excite.com - Requires "Premium/Gold" subscription for POP3 access. More information at Excite.com Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Flash (SBC Yahoo!)
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
Gmail (Google Mail)
Instructions and Disclaimer
full e-mail address
POP3: 995 uses SSL
Go Daddy.com
pop.secureserver.net
More information at Go Daddy.com Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Grande
mail.grandecom.net
More information at Grande Article.
username only
POP3: 110
GTE.net (Verizon)
mail.gte.net
Hughes Direcway
mail.hughes.net
More information at Hughes Direcway Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Ix.Netcom.com (Earthlink)
pop.ix.netcom.com
Insight Broadband
mail.insightbb.com (SSL must be enabled for remote access)
More information at Insight Broadband Article.
username only
Juno
POP3/IMAP4 is not available.
More information on support article.
Lightfirst (Avenew)
inmail.lightfirst.com
Mac.com (Apple Computer)
mail.mac.com
POP3 access will not work with "alias" accounts.
More information at Mac.com. Related articles 25275, 51729, and 86685.
username only
POP3: 110
IMAP4: 143
Mail.com
pop1.mail.com
POP3: 110
Mediacom
mail.mchsi.com
More information at Mediacom Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995 uses SSL
MEdia Net
POP3 access is currently not available to MEdia Net e-mail accounts. Please access MEdia Net e-mail through the device browser.
POP3: 110
Mindspring (Earthlink)
pop.mindspring.com
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
mMode
pop.mymmode.com
username only
POP3: 110
MSN
pop3.live.com
For subscribers that use (and pay for) MSN as their Internet Service Provider, MSN provides POP3 access to their e-mail. More information on configuring e-mail applications, see Microsoft Article 930008.
Alternatives for accessing MSN from a mobile device:
- Former AT&T Wireless customers
- New and Existing AT&T wireless services customers
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
MSN Hotmail
MSN Hotmail is a HTTP e-mail service so a POP3 server name is not offered by MSN Hotmail. While some 3rd party e-mail servers allow access to Hotmail accounts, this may put e-mail security at risk. AT&T will not house 3rd party e-mail server information.
Alternatives for accessing MSN Hotmail from a mobile device:
- Former AT&T Wireless customers
- New and Existing AT&T wireless services customers
NetAddress or Usa.net
pop.netaddress.com
POP3: 110
Network Solutions
mail.yourdomain.com
Network Solutions Support Page
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
NetZero (United Online)
pop.netzero.com
NetZero E-mail Support Page
username only
POP3: 110
Netscape
pop3.isp.netscape.com
Netscape E-mail Support Page
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
NVBell (SBC Yahoo!)
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
OptOnline
mail.optonline.net
OptOnline Support Article
username only
PacBell (SBC Yahoo!)
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
PeoplePC
mail.peoplepc.com
- or -
pop.peoplepc.com
PeoplePC Support Article
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Pipeline (Earthlink)
pop.pipeline.com
POP3: 110
Prodigy (SBC Yahoo!)
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
Qwest in Albuquerque, New Mexico
pop.albq.qwest.net
POP3: 110
Road Runner
pop-server.xxxx.com
"xxxx" equals the users e-mail domain, which can be in the region format ("cfl.rr" for Central Florida or "nyc.rr" for New York City) or simply "roadrunner". The domain can be found after the @ symbol in the e-mail address i.e. [email protected] or [email protected]
Road Runner Support Pages - Choose the appropriate region/state and select the Help menu to locate e-mail settings as they are different based on each region/state.
username only
POP3: 110
sbcglobal.net
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
snet.net
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
Surewest
pop.surewest.net
More information at Surewest Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
swbell.net
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
Verizon
incoming.verizon.net
username only
POP3: 110
Verizon (custom server)
pop.verizonemail.net
POP3: 110
Verizon (Yahoo! Mail)
incoming.yahoo.verizon.net
More information at Verizon Yahoo! Article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
wans.net
pop.att.yahoo.com
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 995
uses SSL
Websitepros
Server information varies on product.
Contact Information
Windstream
pop.windstream.net
More information on support article.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
Yahoo!
pop.mail.yahoo.com - Requires a monthly subscription fee for POP3 access.
More information on support article.
See Alternatives for accessing Yahoo! E-mail:
- Former AT&T Wireless customers
- New and Existing AT&T wireless services customers
username only
POP3: 995
uses SSL
Yahoo Small Business
pop.bizmail.yahoo.com
"Forwarding" must be disabled and "POP access" must be enabled. Yahoo Small Business Support Page
SPAM/Bulk folders should be emptied if receiving errors occur.
full e-mail address
POP3: 110
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View Solution.Just to recap, this is a collection of ports I have collected over time for people who needed this information when setting up the HP ePrint app so that they could view their email from within the app. I am certain other applications also need this information. Although lengthy, I could not find a more comprehensive place to retrieve this information. Feel free to post additional information, faulty information, or other related topics below as this is simply a collection of data and it would be practically impossible to test all of them. Thank you!
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