SBS 2008: Introducing the POP3 Connector

re: SBS 2008: Introducing the POP3 Connector

SBS Bloggers — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:16:11 GMT

GT Hildebrand,

The following post covers exactly what you are asking about:

http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2008/09/19/how-to-configure-sbs-2008-to-host-pop3-imap4.aspx

re: SBS 2008: Introducing the POP3 Connector

SBS Bloggers — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:10:14 GMT

Bob Wells,

The Pop3 Connector is not designed to allow the SBS 2008 server to function as a POP3 client like Outlook or Windows Mail. It exists soley to move mail from your Pop3 server and permanently storing it on SBS 2008 for client access while you are updating your MX record. Therefore, leaving email on the POP3 server is not part of its feature set.

re: SBS 2008: Introducing the POP3 Connector

SBS Bloggers — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:27:53 GMT

Albert,

The POP3 connector will work with GMAIL accounts. Check their documentation for the latest connection requirements, but at the time of this writing, they require an SSL connection on port 995.

re: SBS 2008: Introducing the POP3 Connector

SBS Bloggers — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:20:06 GMT

Wayne,

The reason you are not seeing the available mailboxes is because those users are not shown in the SBS 2008 console yet. You need to follow the steps in this post to correct this:

http://blogs.technet.com/sbs/archive/2008/09/22/why-are-some-of-my-users-not-displaying-in-the-sbs-console.aspx

Also, make sure you migrate the mailbox to the SBS 2008 before setting them up in the POP3 connector.

re: SBS 2008: Introducing the POP3 Connector

GT Hildebrand — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 18:04:03 GMT

Can one use the pop3 to retrieve mail from the exchange server outside the network?

From the way I'm reading this it is strictly a download the email TO the exchange server use only?

re: SBS 2008: Introducing the POP3 Connector

Bob Wells — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 07:18:50 GMT

Is there a way to configure the POP3 Connector where it doesn't delete the mail from the POP3 server?

re: SBS 2008: Introducing the POP3 Connector

Albert — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 15:25:10 GMT

It's possible to use the POP3 connector with GMAIL accounts?

If not, when it will be possible?

Thanks!

re: SBS 2008: Introducing the POP3 Connector

Wayne — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 06:52:10 GMT

During SBS2003 to SBS 2008 migration when attempting to POP3 account to destination mail accounts, the destination drop down is empty preventing the POP3 accounts from being directed to the exchange mail accounts.

re: SBS 2008: Introducing the POP3 Connector

SBS Bloggers — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 19:17:19 GMT

Thank you for the great questions. The last sections of this post have been updated to address concerns.

re: SBS 2008: Introducing the POP3 Connector

caine — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 10:03:09 GMT

ahh just seen the max 10Mb limit. lol....So basically because certain users do have messages over 10Mb should the POP3 connector be left out for those users?