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how_to:allow_remote_access_to_vpop3_mailboxes [2012/09/11 12:40] – [Router/Firewall Configuration] paulhow_to:allow_remote_access_to_vpop3_mailboxes [2018/11/14 10:45] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 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.
  
-====VPOP3 3.0 or later==== +====VPOP3 6.0 or later==== 
-In VPOP3 3.0 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 New Restriction** link. Choose **Type: Any**, 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.+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** and **Type: Any Host**, then in the **Allowed Users** box, either leave it unchanged to allow any user to access the VPOP3 service from the Internet, or select one or more VPOP3 usernames to just allow those users to access VPOP3 from the Internet. 
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 +{{:how_to:accessrestrictions1.png?nolink|}} 
 +Screenshot from VPOP3 v7.0 
 + 
 +====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.
  
 ====VPOP3 2.4 to 2.6==== ====VPOP3 2.4 to 2.6====
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 See also: [[determining_vpop3_server_address|Determining your VPOP3 server address]]. See also: [[determining_vpop3_server_address|Determining your VPOP3 server address]].
  
-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, or you may need a service such as our [[http://www.pscs.co.uk/products/misc/dns.php|'myvpop3.co.uk' service]] which will let you have different IP addresses depending on whether you are accessing the name from inside or outside your network.+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://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Network_address_translation#NAT_loopback|NAT loopback]], or you may need to [[DNS servers for internal & external access|set up two DNS servers]] (or a single DNS server with "zones").
  
 If your office has a dynamic IP address, then you need to use a '[[http://www.pscs.co.uk/products/misc/dns.php#dyndns|dynamic DNS]]' service to give your IP address a name which you can use in your email client. If your office has a dynamic IP address, then you need to use a '[[http://www.pscs.co.uk/products/misc/dns.php#dyndns|dynamic DNS]]' service to give your IP address a name which you can use in your email client.
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