POP3

Creating an POP3 Connection

In the Flow Designer, click the new-connection icon, select POP3, and enter a name for the connection. Enter the connection properties in the inspector.

You can create system or user connections in the management console: click Settings > Connection > POP3 > New.

Settings for POP3 Connections

Property Description
Connection Name Enter a unique name.
Host Enter the host name or IP address of the POP3 server.
Use POP over SSL Select whether to use POP with TLS/SSL encryption.
No [pop3] Connect without TLS/SSL (default).
Yes [pops] Connect using TLS/SSL.
STARTTLS Select whether to use the STARTTLS command when connecting over TLS/SSL.
No [default] Don't use the STARTTLS command (default).
Yes [starttls] Use the STARTTLS command.
Port Enter the port of the server. The default is 110.

If you connect with POP over SSL, you need to specify a dedicated port number, usually 995. Specify the port number you are actually using.

User Enter the username to authenticate with.
Password Enter the password of the user.
Authentication Select the authentication type.
Plain Text [none] Use plaintext authentication (default).
APOP Use APOP.
Timeout Enter the time-out period in seconds in the case that the server does not respond. The default is 60 seconds.
Dynamic Enable this option to use the DynamicConnection component to change the connection definition while the flow is running.
false Disable dynamic connections (default).
true Enable dynamic connections.