OK, I booted up a machine with Win 2K and IE 6 Gmail uses 995 for POP and it still uses SSL so maybe it's only IE 7 that uses 993? East coast/West coast? There's a difference but I don't know why? Beats me! --------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 4:19 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Sandi's port settings > Are you using SSL with 995? > I just checked again and Outlook 2003 uses 993 and 465, > Outlook 2007 uses 587 for SMTP, > Apple uses 587 also............ > Maybe SSL has something to do with it?? > I'm gonna boot another machine and see what that says? > > > -------------- > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gman" <gman.pctt@xxxxxxxxx> > To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 4:11 PM > Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Sandi's port settings > > >> Very odd. I've followed their given instructions including the use of >> 995 >> for years and never had a problem. I'm actually surprised that 993 has >> been >> working for you since most email providers only support a single port for >> each direction. >> >> IMAP will allow you to 'see' all of the Spam within your client of >> choice, >> but POP doesn't send the Spam folder contents to your client. As you'll >> see >> in another reply I just sent in, I just went in and checked my Spam >> folders >> and found some stuff in there from ML. I also found a bunch of stuff I >> didn't care to see, but that's what that folder is for. So, I suppose >> it's >> a balance thing. I like having my Gmail accounts POP into OE with the >> webmail Spam filter snagging up the garbage. I just have to remember to >> go >> in there once a month and free up anything that's not Spam. >> >> Peace, >> Gman >> >> "The only dumb questions are the ones we fail to ask" >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Roger" <rcleavitt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> >> Sent: Thursday, September 25, 2008 6:53 PM >> Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Sandi's port settings >> >> >>> Strange Gman...... >>> >>> I tried to send you a cut and paste copy showing those instructions and >>> using Port 993. >>> Use 993 and use authentication? >>> The difference...... no idea but I was using 993 with the tic for SSL >>> without a problem. >>> I dumped the imap and POP from Gmail because of the spam. >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------- > > --------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Please remember to trim your replies (including this sentence and everything below it) and adjust the subject line as necessary. To unsubscribe or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ To contact only the PCTT Mod Squad, write to: pctechtalk-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To join the PCTableTalk off-topic group, send a blank email to: pctabletalk+subscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ---------------------------------------------------------------