Topic: Problem with Accessing pop3 emails

[Matt]

I have just upgraded to sme version 7.  up until then I have been accessing my email remotely via pop3 on my apple powerbook, but since the doing the clean install of version 7 and setting up pop3 access I have been unable to access my emails that way.  could anyone give me some reasons why?  

Cheers

[mmccarn]

SME 7 will only allow POP3S (pop3 over SSL on port 995) or IMAPS (IMAP over SSL on port 993) access from the WAN, and I think the default settings have no remote access enabled at all.

[Matt]

I have enabled pop3 from the server manager menu and I am using port 993  so I don't know why its not working

[mmccarn]

See my previous post - POP3 uses port 995 for ssl traffic.

(IMAP uses port 993 for ssl traffic...)

Also, I've run into some programs that don't give you a chance to accept a self-signed certificate, but just reject the connection outright.  In that case, you'd have to figure out how to "install" a copy of your server certificate in your email client.

[Matt]

Thanks for you help

The problem is resolved and here's how:

Setting up sme 7 to access email outside your LAN remotely

1. In server manager under email select  Allow private and public secure (POP3S)" and "Allow private and public secure (IMAPS)

2.  Now setup your email client (I used apple mail) and make sure you setup SSL otherwise you will not be able to connect to your email server from outside the LAN

3.  Make sure you are using the right ports Secure POP3 on port 995 or IMAPS on port 993

My apple mail did not recognise the certificate but I clicked OK and the emails started to download.

[robwellesley]

SME 7 will only allow POP3S (pop3 over SSL on port 995) or IMAPS (IMAP over SSL on port 993) access from the WAN...

No. you can enable public access for pop3 - from command line do
# config setprop pop3 access public

You will now see that you have the option to  Allow both POP3 and POP3S under server-manager > configuration > email

[drfresh]

Thanks robwellesley!!! I've been trying to get POP3 access to work as well - and that simple trick does it! Damn - how is one to know that...

Dr. Fresh

[byte]

how is one to know that...

There not (in a sense)... because SME Server is designed looking at a secure way BUT they do sometimes allow tweaks like this to be done via db commands, I'd suggest you sign up for bug tracker lists and dev mailing lists and read the excellent dev guide.