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First you need to set your router and/or firewall to allow incoming access to the VPOP3 computer on the relevant ports (eg 110 for POP3, 143 for IMAP4, 5108 for WebMail/ | First you need to set your router and/or firewall to allow incoming access to the VPOP3 computer on the relevant ports (eg 110 for POP3, 143 for IMAP4, 5108 for WebMail/ | ||
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+ | With the Windows firewall or Internet security software, you may need to ' | ||
=====VPOP3 Configuration===== | =====VPOP3 Configuration===== | ||
By default VPOP3 will //refuse// access to anyone connecting from outside your local network, so you need to tell VPOP3 to allow access from anywhere. | By default VPOP3 will //refuse// access to anyone connecting from outside your local network, so you need to tell VPOP3 to allow access from anywhere. |