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- | =====Allow Remote Access to VPOP3 Mailboxes===== | + | ======Allow Remote Access to VPOP3 Mailboxes====== |
- | Sometimes people want to be able to access their office VPOP3 mail server from a remote site. | + | Sometimes people want to be able to access their office VPOP3 mail server from a remote site or mobile phone etc. |
These instructions assume you have a permanent Internet connection (eg ADSL, Cable etc). If you don't have a permanent Internet connection, see [[RemoteAccessDialUp|here]] | These instructions assume you have a permanent Internet connection (eg ADSL, Cable etc). If you don't have a permanent Internet connection, see [[RemoteAccessDialUp|here]] | ||
- | With a permanent connection | + | =====Router/ |
+ | First you need to set your router | ||
- | By default VPOP3 2.0.0 and later will //refuse// access to email for anyone connecting from outside | + | This includes if you are using a software firewall, such as the Windows firewall, or other Internet Security software. |
- | In VPOP3 2.4.0 and later, click on the '' | + | With the Windows firewall or Internet security software, you may need to 'allow' |
+ | =====VPOP3 Configuration===== | ||
+ | By default VPOP3 will //refuse// access to anyone connecting | ||
- | In earlier versions of VPOP3, add the line '' | + | ====VPOP3 6.0 or later==== |
+ | In VPOP3 6.0 or later, go to **Services -> POP3** (or **Services -> IMAP4**, or **Services -> Webmail**, as appropriate). Then, go to the **IP Access Restrictions** tab. Press the **Add** button. Choose **Allow** | ||
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+ | Screenshot from VPOP3 v7.0 | ||
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+ | ====VPOP3 3.0 to 5.0==== | ||
+ | In VPOP3 3.0 to 5.0, go to **Services -> POP3** (or **Services -> IMAP4**, or **Services -> Webmail**, as appropriate). Then, go to the **IP Access Restrictions** tab. Press the **Add New Restriction** link. Choose **Allow** and **Type: Any Host**, then in the **Allowed Users** box, either leave it blank to allow any user to access the VPOP3 service from the Internet, or enter a list of VPOP3 usernames, separated by spaces, to just allow those users to access VPOP3 from the Internet. | ||
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+ | ====VPOP3 2.4 to 2.6==== | ||
+ | In VPOP3 2.4 to 2.6, go to Services -> POP3 (or other service as appropriate), | ||
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+ | ====VPOP3 2.3 or earlier==== | ||
+ | In earlier versions of VPOP3, go to Services -> POP3 (or other service as appropriate), | ||
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+ | ====SMTP==== | ||
Note do NOT simply allow access to anyone to your VPOP3 SMTP service, this will lead to you making VPOP3 into an open relay. Instead you will need to [[Allowing Mail Relay Through vPOP3|set the SMTP service access restrictions]] to limit access to your users alone. | Note do NOT simply allow access to anyone to your VPOP3 SMTP service, this will lead to you making VPOP3 into an open relay. Instead you will need to [[Allowing Mail Relay Through vPOP3|set the SMTP service access restrictions]] to limit access to your users alone. | ||
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+ | =====Email client settings===== | ||
+ | For the user to access their mail, they connect to the Internet, and use your external Internet IP address assigned by your ISP. | ||
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+ | If your office has a static IP address on the Internet, then you can simply use that address as the server address in your email client. If you have your own domain, you can make it easier to remember by configuring a DNS name to refer to that IP address. | ||
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+ | See also: [[determining_vpop3_server_address|Determining your VPOP3 server address]]. | ||
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+ | If you have a static IP address and want computers to be able to work from both inside and outside your network, you MAY be able to use the external IP address in both cases if your router supports [[http:// | ||
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+ | If your office has a dynamic IP address, then you need to use a ' | ||
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+ | If you have any problems with DNS entries (either static or dynamic) then we can help you set them up, but as it is not a VPOP3 problem it will be a [[http:// | ||
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