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Setting Up A Message Source In VisNetic MailFlow

This article explains the necessary steps to configure VisNetic MailFlow to collect messages from a POP3 source. To complete the following steps, VisNetic MailFlow needs to have access to a POP3 account on a mail server, either local or remote.

From the VisNetic MailFlow Interface:

  1. Click the Administration link
  2. Click the Message Sources link under the Message Handling section
  3. Click the New button on the Message Sources toolbar
  4. Check the Enabled option box
  5. Verify Type: is POP3
  6. Enter the POP3 server IP address or DNS name to collect messages from
  7. Default port for POP3 mail is 110
  8. Enter the User Name of the POP3 account
  9. Enter the Password of the POP3 account
  10. IF the account requires APOP then check the box for Use APOP. You would have to verify this with the POP3 server's administrator.
  11. IF you want to leave copies of the messages on the POP3 server check the box Leave Copies ON Server
  12. Default Check Interval is 5 minutes. This can be adjusted to the desired interval to check for new messages on the POP3 server.
  13. Default Connection Timeout is 75 seconds. This is the alloted time for the remote server to respond before closing the connection.
  14. Default Max Message Size is 5000 kb. This setting is the maximum size per message VisNetic MailFlow will download.
  15. The Message Destination is if you want message replies be delivered to a particular server other than the default SMTP server.
  16. Click the Test Login button on the New Message Sources toolbar. If the login is successful a Test successful message will be prompted by a message in a popup window.
  17. Click the Save button on the Message Source toolbar
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