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Connection - POP3​

The POP3 Connection stores connect and logon properties for the email server protocol POP3. POP3 (Post Office Protocol 3) is used to receive emails from a mail server. It has largely been superseded by IMAP4 but is still widely supported. The POP3 Connection is used in the Email Trigger.

Manage Connections > Add > POP3 > Common settings tab

Name

The name of the Connection to uniquely identify it.

Group

The group that the connection is a part of.

Timeout

The connection timeout in seconds. Connection will fail after this time period.

Code page

Code page being used.

Manage Connections > Add > POP3 > Connection settings tab

Address

The DNS name or IP address of the POP3 mail server.

Port

The port used by the mail server. The default port is 110 for unencrypted connections and 995 for SSL/TLS encrypted connections. The port is automatically updated when changing the cryptographic protocol on a new connection.

Username

The user name for the email account.

Password

The password for the email account.

Cryptographic protocol

The encryption protocol to use for the connection. Available options:

  • No encryption - connection is not encrypted; the Allowed SSL/TLS versions section is hidden
  • SSL - use SSL encryption; the Allowed SSL/TLS versions section is shown
  • TLS - use TLS encryption; the Allowed SSL/TLS versions section is shown

Allowed SSL/TLS versions

Visible when a cryptographic protocol is selected. Check the SSL/TLS versions that the mail server allows. Available options:

  • SSL version 2
  • SSL version 3
  • TLS version 1
  • TLS version 1.1
  • TLS version 1.2
  • TLS version 1.3

Default settings for some servers​

See Connection > SMTP > Main settings for more details.

Connection > POP3 > Authentication tab See Connection > SMTP > Authentication for more details.

Office 365

https://support.office.com/en-nz/article/Settings-for-POP-and-IMAP-access-for-Office-365-for-business-or-Microsoft-Exchange-accounts-7fc677eb-2491-4cbc-8153-8e7113525f6c

  • Address: outlook.office365.com
  • Port: 995
  • Cryptographic protocol: SSL

Manage Connections > Add > POP3 > Proxy tab

Proxy type

Select the proxy type to be used.

Address

The host name or IP address of the proxy server.

Port

The port of the proxy server.

Use credentials

Enable to provide credentials for authenticating with the proxy server.

Domain

The domain of the proxy server.

Username

The user name to access the proxy server.

Password

The password to access the proxy server.