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The most commonly used way to retrieve emails is by using the POP3 protocol. With
POP3, emails are kept in mailboxes that can be accessed with a username and a
password. You can retrieve emails from a mailbox at the provider and deliver it to a
specific local user or group (single-drop). An other possibility is to retrieve the emails
from a mailbox and have SX-GATE deliver it to the recipient deduced from the headers
of the mail (multi-drop).
APOP is similar to POP3, except for a different way to authenticate.
IMAP may be used instead of POP3 if the POP server uses very short connection idle
timeouts.
ETRN is a command of the ESMTP protocol. It might be used if SX-GATE is connected
to the Internet with a dial-up line using a fixed IP address. The mail server of the
provider tries to forward incoming emails directly to this fixed IP address. If SX-GATE is
unavailable, as e.g. the dial-up line is offline, the mail server of the provider keeps the
mail in a queue. Just after the dial-up line connects again, SX-GATE used the ETRN
command to trigger a new delivery attempt of all waiting mails.
Protocol used to access this server
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POP3
Please read on at
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APOP
Please read on at
(p. 186)
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IMAP
Please read on at
(p. 186)
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ETRN (ESMTP)
Please read on at
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Single-drop accounts
Mirrored mailboxes (single-drop)
Subscribe for a new mailbox of the POP server or delete a subscription by clicking on
the "Add" or "Remove" button respectively.
This list will show single-drop accounts only. Multi-drop accounts
are not visible here. You can change the multi-drop settings later
in this wizard.
You have to specify a username and a password to be able to access a mailbox on a
POP server. Ask your provider for the required values.
For each mailbox you have to specify the local recipient as well as the corresponding
local domain. All emails retrieved from the POP mailbox at the provider will be delivered
