Configuring the POP3 downloader

If you wish to receive mail by downloading mail from one or more POP3 mailboxes, you need to set-up the POP3 downloader. To do this:

The GFI MailEssentials pop3 downloader

1. Highlight the `POP2exchange' node in the GFI MailEssentials configuration. In the right pane, a node 'general' will appear. Double-click on general. This will bring up the POP2Exchange configuration dialog.

2. Enable the POP3 downloader by ticking the 'Enable POP2Exchange.

3. To add a POP3 mailbox from which you wish to download mail, click Add.

Adding a POP3 mailbox

Enter the POP3 server name, for example mail.myisp.com, the POP3 mailbox/login name and the password of the mailbox. Then choose between two options:

Send mail to address stored in To field: Activate this option if you wish GFI MailEssentials to analyze the header and route the mail accordingly. If the mail analyzing fails the mail will be sent to the mail address specified in the alternate address.
Send mail to alternate address: Activate this option if you wish all mail from this mailbox to be forwarded to one email address. Enter the full SMTP address in the `Email address' box, for example john@company.com

Now specify the alternate address. Mail will be sent to this email address if it can not be 'resolved' from the to: header of the mail, or if you specified to forward all mail to address.

4. When you are ready, click OK. You can add as many POP3 mailboxes as you wish.

Note: When specifying the destination email address (the address where GFI MailEssentials will forward the email to), be sure that you have set up a corresponding SMTP address on your mail server.

Other POP3 downloading options

Check every .. minutes: Specify the download interval.

Do not download mail larger than: Here you can specify a maximum download size. If mail exceeds this size, it will not be downloaded.

If mail is larger, then: You can either choose to delete mail larger than the maximum allowed size, or send a message to the postmaster.