Since I can no longer access the pop3 on mail.com, I am unable to giving any instructions on to set it up. The pop3 is being converted to the AOL imap so it may not even around much longer. May be someone else can help on this.
Eugene On Oct 16, 9:32 am, mini1mini <[email protected]> wrote: > none of the above variations on the theme are working for me -- some > of the instructions even seem in conflict with each other. would one > of you please-please-please digest the proper instructions for both > imap (using the aol extension) and pop3 (using the maildotcom > extension)? a new line for each step would be most helpful. > > thanx! > > On Oct 15, 6:40 pm, KE4AVB <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Tnx for the correction after searching a few more documents I found it > > was 993 for the port number on receive instead what first couple docs > > that found. I also got the smtp send to work. Make you use your full > > email address and use the authentication is check on the smtp and use > > your email address as the user name. Check no under the secure > > connection on smtp port is still 587. > > > Eugene > > > On Oct 15, 4:04 pm, "[email protected]" > > > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Ok, I wanted to correct KE4AVB post. As its IMAP functions do not work > > > for me in Thunderbird. > > > > But I was able to get IMAP to work via these settings. > > > > Server: imap.aol.com user: [email protected] Port 993 (on AOL's > > > site it says 995 but thunderbird uses 993 and it works. Not sure why > > > the discrepency but it works.) This is the TLS/SSL setting you can > > > find in Edit -> Preferences (or Tools ->Options) in some thunderbird > > > implementations.) > > > > Follow my above comments about SMTP as they're still the same. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thunderbird Webmail Extension" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/thunderbird-webmail-extension?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
