Why is the POP3 mail protocol so slow and why hasn't a new version of POP been developed that fixes the speed problem? I'm pretty sure that it would be far faster to just download a compressed file containing all the messages and then unzip it and parse it locally. POP3 is fine when you keep up with your mail, but leave for a week and come back and I end up waiting quite a while to get all the mail downloaded.
posted by HappyEngineer on Nov 3, 2009 - 13 answers

I'm looking to find a new email provider. My web host - NFS.net - don't offer this service yet, so I'm casting my net over a wider area. [more inside]
posted by Solomon on Feb 25, 2009 - 16 answers

I need an alternative to Gmail that does pop3 without SSL, and won't expire after so many days of inactivity. [more inside]
posted by almostmanda on Dec 18, 2008 - 7 answers

How do I get my work POP3 account at home to have the same content (emails) as my work computer in Outlook? [more inside]
posted by Mr_Crazyhorse on Nov 2, 2008 - 6 answers

How can I do a simple logon to a POP3 account using ASP/VBScript? [more inside]
posted by gatorbiddy on Sep 17, 2007 - 6 answers

Is there a perl/shellscripted way to automatically check a pop3 account and copy new messages directly into a specified IMAP folder? I've already set up a "forwarding rule" that sort of does this, but if there's a more direct way to accomplish it, that would be cool...
posted by idontlikewords on Oct 31, 2006 - 4 answers

How do employees of a new start-up send email (from their home PCs) which appears to come from employee@companyxyz.com? [more inside]
posted by freston on Aug 14, 2006 - 14 answers

Cheapest (free?) and best way to forward email from a dedicated Windows 2003 server? [more inside]
posted by Edible Energy on Jun 23, 2006 - 5 answers

I need a little help with Thunderbird/OSX/Gmail. [more inside]
posted by craniac on Sep 27, 2005 - 10 answers

Looking for recommendations for free/cheap imap or pop3 mail services... [more inside]
posted by carterk on Aug 16, 2005 - 13 answers

I need to allow a few people to access our mail server using Outlook from outside the building. They use OWA yet do not like having to use a web page to do this (yeah, I know...). I thought of setting up POP3 but am not sure what ports I need to open on the firewall (110, 25 do not seem to cut it). What is the functional difference between POP3 and IMAP and is either one better/easier to setup? (File folder sharing would be an optional objective). Microsoft's KB system sucks...any other useful articles out there?
posted by SparkyPine on Aug 2, 2005 - 11 answers

I have a domain name "x" hosted by Cedant and get lots of email there. I also have qwest.net dsl service at home. I want to get my domain name email in outlook express at home. I know to do this I need access to a POP3 server from Qwest.net (right?). Qwest wants an extra $20 a month over the $50 I pay for DSL for this (thieves!) How can I get the mail from my domain host to my outlook express for free (ie is there a free POP3 server or something that allows me to bypass Qwest and the $20 shakedown?)
posted by limitedpie on May 6, 2005 - 18 answers

Say you've got a domain and a server, but the account didn't come with any POP3 setup. Assuming you're not going to abandon that hosting provider for one reason or another, what's the best 3rd party POP account provider? And is this a huge headache?
posted by paul_smatatoes on Dec 12, 2004 - 8 answers

I've got a disused email account that I haven't used for about a year. I used to get quite a bit of spam, so I imagine it's clogged. For reasons to tedious to explain, I think an email I need to read has been mistakenly sent there. When I try to log on (via a POP3 server, which is the only option) my email program crashes. Are there any programs which do a good job of accessing clogged accounts?
posted by ascullion on Sep 18, 2004 - 12 answers

I need to find an ADA-compliant webmail interface. I'd prefer a free option that will allow POP3 and (preferrably) IMAP access. Hotmail is not an option since they no longer allow access to external POP boxes and Yahoo is out because of spam. Any suggestions?
posted by answergrape on Jan 20, 2004 - 2 answers