No POP3 Server Available from Internet Service Provider (153842)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Internet Mail and News 1.0 for Windows 95
- Microsoft Internet Mail and News 1.0 for Macintosh
This article was previously published under Q153842 SUMMARY
Many Internet mail servers send and receive e-mail messages using only
the Simple Mail Transport Protocol (SMTP), instead of the additional Post
Office Protocol (POP3) that is supported by the Microsoft Internet Mail
client.
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Microsoft Internet Mail only supports the use of an SMTP mail server to
send mail and a POP3 server to receive it. Although SMTP can allow you to
receive mail, it does not have the security features of POP3.
If your Internet mail provider uses only an SMTP mail server, you can
still use Internet Mail to read your mail with the use of a third-party
program that emulates the POP3 protocol.
NOTE: This workaround is not supported by Microsoft. For information about
using an SMTP-only mail provider with Internet Mail, contact your Internet
service provider.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 10/9/2003 |
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| Keywords: | KB153842 |
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