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An incoming SMTP feed is where incoming mail is sent directly to your mail server without going through your ISP's POP3 mail server on the way.
An incoming SMTP feed has several advantages over going via a POP3 mailbox:
However there are a few gotchas to watch out for:
With the above restrictions, if your Internet connection or mail server goes down for a short time, it is usually no problem at all. Well configured mail servers will queue and retry messages which failed to send, usually for up to 3 days, because the Internet is never 100% reliable. However if it is possible that your mail server may be down for more than 3 days, then you should consider either not using SMTP, or using a backup SMTP mail service which can take over if your main mail server fails.
There is usually nothing you need to do in VPOP3, as it is always listening out for incoming SMTP connections.
Usually all you need to do is:
That's it
If you have changed the VPOP3 settings from the defaults, then you may need to make some changes. Go to Services → SMTP, then:
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