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By default, POP3 client connectivity isn't enabled in Exchange. To enable POP3 client connectivity, you need to perform the following steps:
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Start the POP3 services, and configure the services to start automatically:
Microsoft Exchange POP3: This is the Client Access (frontend) service that POP3 clients connect to.
Microsoft Exchange POP3 Backend: POP3 client connections from the Client Access service are proxied to the backend service on the server that hold the active copy of the user's mailbox. For more information, see Client Access protocol architecture.
Configure the POP3 settings for external clients.
By default, Exchange uses the following settings for internal POP3 connections:
POP3 server FQDN:
<ServerFQDN>. For example,mailbox01.contoso.com.TCP port and encryption method: 995 for always TLS encrypted connections, and 110 for unencrypted connections, or for opportunistic TLS (STARTTLS) that results in an encrypted connection after the initial plain text protocol handshake.
To allow external POP3 clients to connect to mailboxes, you need to configure the POP3 server FQDN, TCP port, and encryption method for external connections. This step causes the external POP3 settings to be displayed in Outlook on the web (formerly known as Outlook Web App) at Settings > Options > Mail > Accounts > POP and IMAP.
Restart the POP3 services to save the changes.
Configure the authenticated SMTP settings for internal and external clients. For more information, see Configure authenticated SMTP settings for POP3 and IMAP4 clients in Exchange Server.
For more information about POP3, see POP3 and IMAP4 in Exchange Server.
What do you need to know before you begin?
Estimated time to complete each procedure: 5 minutes.
Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) is being replaced by Transport Layer Security (TLS) as the protocol that's used to encrypt data sent between computer systems. They're so closely related that the terms 'SSL' and 'TLS' (without versions) are often used interchangeably. Because of this similarity, references to 'SSL' in Exchange topics, the Exchange admin center, and the Exchange Management Shell have often been used to encompass both the SSL and TLS protocols. Typically, 'SSL' refers to the actual SSL protocol only when a version is also provided (for example, SSL 3.0). To find out why you should disable the SSL protocol and switch to TLS, check out Protecting you against the SSL 3.0 vulnerability.
To learn how to open the Exchange Management Shell in your on-premises Exchange organization, see Open the Exchange Management Shell.
You need to be assigned permissions before you can perform this procedure or procedures. To see what permissions you need, see the 'POP3 and IMAP4 Permissions' section in the Clients and mobile devices permissions topic.
For information about keyboard shortcuts that may apply to the procedures in this topic, see Keyboard shortcuts in the Exchange admin center.
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Step 1: Start the POP3 services, and configure the services to start automatically
You can perform this step by using the Windows Services console, or the Exchange Management Shell.
Use the Windows Services console to start the POP3 services, and configure the services to start automatically
On the Exchange server, open the Windows Services console. For example:
Run the command
services.mscfrom the Run dialog, a Command Prompt window, or the Exchange Management Shell.Open Server Manager, and then click Tools > Services.
In the list of services, select Microsoft Exchange POP3, and then click Action > Properties.
The Microsoft Exchange POP3 Properties window opens. On the General tab, configure the following settings:
Startup type: Select Automatic.
Service status: Click Start.
When you're finished, click OK.
In the list of services, select Microsoft Exchange POP3 Backend, and then click Action > Properties.
The Microsoft Exchange POP3 Backend Properties window opens. On the General tab, configure the following settings:
Startup type: Select Automatic.
Service status: Click Start.
When you're finished, click OK.
Use the Exchange Management Shell to start the POP3 services, and configure the services to start automatically
Run the following command to start the POP3 services:
Run the following command to configure the POP3 services to start automatically:
For more information about these cmdlets, see Start-Service and Set-Service.
How do you know this step worked?
To verify that you've successfully started the POP3 services, use either of the following procedures:
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On the Exchange server, open Windows Task Manager. On the Services tab, verify that the Status value for the MSExchangePOP3 and MSExchangePOP3BE services is Running.
In the Exchange Management Shell, run the following command to verify that the POP3 services are running:
Step 2: Use the Exchange Management Shell to configure the POP3 settings for external clients
To configure the POP3 settings for external clients, use the following syntax:
This example allows configures the following settings for external POP3 connections:
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POP3 server FQDN: mail.contoso.com
TCP port: 995 for always TLS encrypted connections, and 110 for unencrypted connections or opportunistic TLS (STARTTLS) encrypted connections.
Internal Exchange server IP address and TCP port for always TLS encrypted connections: All available IPv4 and IPv6 addresses on the server on port 995 (we aren't using the SSLBindings parameter, and the default value is
[::]:995,0.0.0.0:995).Internal Exchange server IP address and TCP port for unencrypted or opportunistic TLS (STARTTLS) encrypted connections: All available IPv4 and IPv6 addresses on the server on port 110 (we aren't using the UnencryptedOrTLSBindings parameter, and the default value is
[::]:110,0.0.0.0:110).FQDN used for encryption: mail.contoso.com. This value identifies the certificate that matches or contains the POP3 server FQDN.
Notes:
For detailed syntax and parameter information, see Set-PopSettings.
The external POP3 server FQDN that you configure needs to have a corresponding record in your public DNS, and the TCP port (110 or 995) needs to be allowed through your firewall to the Exchange server.
The combination of encryption methods and TCP ports that you use for the ExternalConnectionSettings parameter need to match the corresponding TCP ports and encryption methods that you use for the SSLBindings or UnencryptedOrTLSBindings parameters.
Although you can use a separate certificate for POP3, we recommend that you use the same certificate as the other Exchange IIS (HTTP) services, which is likely a wildcard certificate or a subject alternative name (SAN) certificate from a commercial certification authority that's automatically trusted by all clients. For more information, see Certificate requirements for Exchange services.
If you use a single subject certificate, or a SAN certificate, you also need to assign the certificate to the Exchange POP service. You don't need to assign a wildcard certificate to the Exchange POP service. For more information, see Assign certificates to Exchange Server services.
How you do know this step worked?
To verify that you've successfully configured the POP3 settings for external clients, run the following command in the Exchange Management Shell and verify the settings:
For more information, see Get-POPSettings.
Step 3: Restart the POP3 services
After you enable and configure POP3, you need to restart the POP3 services on the server by using the Windows Services console, or the Exchange Management Shell.
Use the Windows Services console to restart the POP3 services
On the Exchange server, open the Windows Services console.
In the list of services, select Microsoft Exchange POP3, and then click Action > Restart.
In the list of services, select Microsoft Exchange POP3 Backend, and then click Action > Restart.
Use the Exchange Management Shell to restart the POP3 services
Run the following command to restart the POP3 services.
For more information about this cmdlet, see Restart-Service.
To verify that you've successfully restarted the POP3 services, run the following command:
Step 4: Configure the authenticated SMTP settings for POP3 clients
Because POP3 isn't used to send email messages, you need to configure the authenticated SMTP settings that are used by internal and external POP3 clients. For more information, see POP3 and IMAP4 in Exchange Server.
How do you know this task worked?
To verify that you have enabled and configured POP3 on the Exchange server, perform the following procedures:
Open a mailbox in Outlook on the web, and then click Settings > Options.
Click Mail > Accounts > POP and IMAP and verify the correct POP3 settings are displayed.
Note: If you configured 995/SSL and 110/TLS values for the ExternalConnectionSettings parameter on the Set-PopSettings cmdlet, only the 995/SSL value is displayed in Outlook on the web. Also, if the external POP3 settings that you configured don't appear as expected in Outlook on the web after you restart the POP3 services, run the commands
net stop was /yandnet start w3svcto restart Internet Information Services (IIS).You can test POP3 client connectivity to the Exchange server by using the following methods:
Internal clients: Use the Test-PopConnectivity cmdlet. For example,
Test-PopConnectivity -ClientAccessServer <ServerName> -Lightmode -MailboxCredential (Get-Credential). For more information, see Test-PopConnectivity.Note: The Lightmode switch tells the command test POP3 logons to the server. To test sending (SMTP) and receiving (POP3) a message, you need to configure the authenticated SMTP settings as described in POP3 and IMAP4 in Exchange Server.
External clients: Use the Exchange Server > POP Email test in the Microsoft Remote Connectivity Analyzer at https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/p/?LinkID=313839.
Note: You can't use POP3 to connect to the Administrator mailbox. This limitation was intentionally included in Exchange 2016 and Exchange 2019 to enhance the security of the Administrator mailbox.
Next steps
To enabled or disable POP3 access to individual mailboxes, see Enable or disable POP3 or IMAP4 access to mailboxes in Exchange Server.
A Microsoft Exchange account is a work or school email account. The organization that gave you the Exchange email account is running a Microsoft Exchange Server, or is using Microsoft Office 365 which uses Exchange Server to provide email.
What's the name of my Exchange server?
You usually won't need to know the name of your Exchange server. If you do, contact the people who gave you the Exchange email address and ask them for the name of the Exchange server.
When you set up a mobile device, the AutoDiscover feature will find the name of your Exchange server and mailbox, and configure Outlook for you. It uses the domain name in your email address to find the server. Only if Autodiscover fails will you be asked for the name of the Exchange server. At this point, usually something isn't working correctly and you’ll need to contact the people who gave you the email address. They'll tell you the name of your Exchange server and help you set up Outlook.
How do Exchange accounts work?
When you use an Exchange account, your email messages are delivered to and saved in your mailbox on the Exchange server. Your contacts and calendar are saved there, too.
When your business or school sets up their Exchange server, they choose what method your Exchange account uses to access email on the server. This will determine how your email works. Here are the possibilities - ask your business or school how your Exchange account is set up:
Exchange ActiveSync; MAPI/HTTP are methods for accessing your Exchange email, usually from a laptop, phone, or tablet. When you access or read your email, you aren't actually downloading or storing email on your mobile device; instead you're reading it from the Exchange Server. It allows you to access your email even when you're not connected to the Internet.
IMAP, like Exchange ActiveSync, is a method for accessing your email wherever you are, from any device. When you read an email message using IMAP, you aren't actually downloading or storing it on your computer; instead, you're reading it from the Exchange Server.
With IMAP, email in your Inbox, Deleted Items, Sent Items folders are synchronized between your device and the server. IMAP allows for limited calendar storage but does not support collaborating on a calendar with other users.
POP email is downloaded from the Exchange Server onto your computer. Once email is downloaded to your computer, it's deleted from the server. To access the email after it's downloaded, you have to use the same computer. If you access your email from different computer or device, it will look like some of your previously downloaded messages have been deleted.
What's Cached Mode?
With an Exchange email account, you can work on your email messages even when you're not connected to the Exchange Server in your business's IT department. This is called working offline or using Cached Exchange Mode.
Copies of your email and calendar items are kept on your computer in an offline Outlook Data File (.ost). This file is regularly synchronized with the items on the Exchange server in your business's IT department, when you are connected to it. It's an exact copy of your mailbox on your Exchange server.
Because your data remains on your business's Exchange Server, you can re-create this offline Outlook Data File (.ost) on a new computer without having to back up the file.
The offline Outlook Data File (.ost) can only be opened by the Outlook profile on the computer that created it.
What types of e-mail accounts does your Outlook profile have?
You can check the Account Settings in Outlook to see the types of email accounts in your Outlook profile.
On the menu, select File, then Account Settings and Account Settings.
On the Email tab, the Type column lists the type of account for each entry.
Note: To access some Outlook features, your account might need to be on a specific version of Exchange Server. To determine which version of Exchange Server your account connects to, see Determine the version of Microsoft Exchange my account connects to.