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Overview
This article focuses on Alibaba Mail methods to configure the POP3 and IMAP protocols on Outlook Express 6.
The details of the metric.
Before setting, please make sure that the POP3/SMTP and IMAP/SMTP services are turned on. For details about how to turn on the services, see the solution to the Outlook and Foxmail configuration Alibaba Mail that always prompts for password errors. The following are Alibaba Mail settings for the POP3 and IMAP protocols in Outlook Express 6:
1. Log on to the Outlook Express 6 client. In the navigation pane, choose Tools > Accounts > Add > Mail.
If the Outlook Express 6 client is not installed, log on to the official Outlook website and download and install the client.
2. In the Display Name field, enter a name for the sender and click Next.
3. Enter an email address and click Next.
4. Select the type of receiving server for your mail. You can select POP3 protocol server or IMAP protocol server. Configure the POP3 or IMAP protocol and click Next. The following are the port setting policies for different protocols:
POP3 Protocol Settings
Enter the pop.qiye.aliyun.com or pop3.[$Domain_Name] in the incoming mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) server, and enter 110 for the port.
[$Domain] is the domain name that you want to set. If you want to use your own domain name, you need to configure the corresponding DNS resolution, or we recommend that you use the official service address of the Alibaba Mail. Otherwise, the configuration cannot take effect. For more information about how to configure DNS resolution, see Alibaba Mail domain name resolution.
Enter smtp.qiye.aliyun.com or smtp.[$Domain_Name] in the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) field and 25 in the Port field.
IMAP Protocol Settings
Enter the imap.qiye.aliyun.com or imap.[$Domain_Name] in the incoming mail (POP3, IMAP, or HTTP) server, and enter 143 for the port.
Enter smtp.qiye.aliyun.com or smtp.[$Domain_Name] in the Outgoing Mail Server (SMTP) field and 25 in the Port field.
SSL encrypted connections are more secure. We recommend that you use SSL to connect to the server. The following are the ports that are available for each email service and its SSL protocol. Make sure that the encrypted ports are available on your local computer and network.
SMTP:465
POP3:995
IMAP:993
5. In the Account Name and Password boxes, enter your email address and password, and then click Next.
In the Account Name field, enter a complete email address.
6. When the "Congratulations" message appears, click Finish.
7. On the Outlook Express 6 client page, choose Tools > Accounts in the navigation pane. The Internet Accounts page appears.
8. Select the created email account and click Properties.
9. On the Email Account Properties page, click the Server tab and select My Server Require Authentication.
10. Click the Advanced tab, check the port numbers of the sending and receiving servers, and then click OK.
For more information about ports, see Step 4.
11. Confirm that the mailbox setting is completed and you can send and receive mail.
References
The differences between the IMAP and POP3 protocols are as follows:
1. The POP3 protocol allows the mailbox client to download the mail on the server, but the operation on the client will not be fed back to the server, that is, the operation of the Foxmail client and the webpage mailbox cannot be synchronized. The IMAP protocol provides two-way communication between the web version of the mailbox and the mailbox client, and the operation of the client will be fed back to the server, that is, the operation of the mail on the Foxmail client, the web version of the mailbox also maintains the corresponding action.
2. POP3 protocol is more likely to lose mail or download the same mail multiple times, while IMAP protocol allows users to read offline. The summary browsing function provided by IMAP allows users to make a decision whether to download or not after reading all mail information.
IMAP better supports access to new mail from multiple different devices at any time.
Applicable scope
Alibaba Mail