In order to check, whether your email client does connect to POP3, please follow these steps:
- Open Command Prompt from Windows -> Start button -> Run -> type “cmd”, a black dialog box will open the so-called Command Prompt
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Next press “Enter”
You should receive – OK status, this means POP3 is working and the connection is ok to the mail server.
In order to check if your email client does connect to IMAP, do the following:
- Open Command Prompt from Windows -> Start button -> Run -> type “cmd”, a black dialog box will open, this is the so-called Command Prompt
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Press “Enter”
You should receive – OK status, which means that the IMAP is working and connected to the mail server has been established.
