Topic: POP3 to SMTP gateway

[jarthurs]

I've set up an SME 9.0 server for someone who has a personal domain, but would also like the server to handle messages from their work POP3 account. Is there any way to get the server to collect from a POP3 account (a la multidrop) in addition to receiving mail via SMTP?

Regards,
Jason.

[ReetP]

I've set up an SME 9.0 server for someone who has a personal domain, but would also like the server to handle messages from their work POP3 account. Is there any way to get the server to collect from a POP3 account (a la multidrop) in addition to receiving mail via SMTP?

I believe you just need to set the email retrieval mode to Multidrop. The server will still receive via SMTP but will also collect via POP3

Multidrop sorting can be a pain - check the bug tracker for things like envelope options (make sure you check closed bugs as well)

Have a look at some of these links :

http://wiki.contribs.org/Fetchmail

(dungog did a multipop and getmail contrib but I do not think they have been added to contribs as yet)

http://wiki.contribs.org/SME_Server:Documentation:FAQ:Section04#E-mail_Retrieval

http://bugs.contribs.org/buglist.cgi?bug_status=UNCONFIRMED&bug_status=CONFIRMED&bug_status=NEEDINFO&bug_status=IN_PROGRESS&bug_status=RESOLVED&bug_status=VERIFIED&bug_status=CLOSED&f0=OP&f1=OP&f10=OP&f11=OP&f12=product&f13=component&f14=alias&f15=short_desc&f16=status_whiteboard&f17=content&f18=CP&f19=CP&f2=product&f3=component&f4=alias&f5=short_desc&f6=status_whiteboard&f7=content&f8=CP&f9=CP&j1=OR&j11=OR&o12=substring&o13=substring&o14=substring&o15=substring&o16=substring&o17=matches&o2=substring&o3=substring&o4=substring&o5=substring&o6=substring&o7=matches&query_format=advanced&v12=option&v13=option&v14=option&v15=option&v16=option&v17=%22option%22&v2=envelope&v3=envelope&v4=envelope&v5=envelope&v6=envelope&v7=%22envelope%22

http://bugs.contribs.org/show_bug.cgi?id=5602

Also remember that unless set to leave a copy the mail will be pulled down to the server and nothing left on the work server.

HTH.

B. Rgds
John

[CharlieBrady]

I believe you just need to set the email retrieval mode to Multidrop. The server will still receive via SMTP but will also collect via POP3

That may work, for a single user, which is what OP wants IIUC, but only if the username matches on SME server and the ISP. Multidrop mode is only really intended to work for a real multidrop mailbox, when all XXX@domain.com mail is deposited in the mailbox, and every XXX matches a local user on the SME server. I doubt this is what the "work POP3 account" is.

I believe there is a fetchmail contrib which will do what I think OP wants.