Configuring SmartPop accounts

To configure SmartPop accounts follow these steps:

 

This example starts after the SmartPop accounts have been created, click the SmartPop account name to access the account properties.  With the following data:

 

mailbox name = companyname

mail server name = pop3.isp.com

port = 110

password = Password

 

The General page would look like this:

 

 

The settings page may look like this:

 

 

The above settings would have the following effects on the SmartPop accounts mail handling:

 

Property

Description of effect

When online, check every

The account would check the mailbox every 30s, if the connection was online (connected to the Internet for that long).

Allow FTGate to resolve recipients from header

FTGate reads the header of the message and routes the message using the rules, enabled below, e.g. Inbox rules Special header tags...

Associated domain

You must define an Associated domain that this account will retrieve mail for, should be listed as a domain or an alias within FTGate's domains area.

 

Note: You will not be able to start the SmartPop account if an Associated domain is not defined/selected.

If no recipient found deliver to

Defines who to send the messages to if no recipient can be found in the header

Max size to download

Restricts the size of incoming messages if required

Leave on server for

Leaves a copy of the messages on the ISP's server for that number of days, zero days deletes the message after successful retrieval of the messages and closing of the connection.

Log all transactions

Writes all transactions (conversations between the host and FTGate server) to the log.

 

 

Check with your ISP for confirmation of the mailbox and server name you should connect to...