Configure the Post Office Protocol server

You need to configure the Post Office Protocol (POP) server before you use it to deliver mails to POP clients.

The POP server delivers mail, to a POP client, from the user mailbox, when requested by the POP client. You must configure the POP server to completely prepare your iSeries™ server for e-mail.

To configure the POP server for a mail program such as Netscape Mail or Eudora Pro, complete the following steps:

  1. In iSeries Navigator, expand iSeries server > Network > Servers > TCP/IP.
  2. Double-click POP. The POP Properties dialog appears.
  3. Refer to the following table to set the following parameters.
    Click this tab Then perform the following action
    General Select Start when TCP/IP is started.
    General Select Allow standard POP connection.
    Configuration Select No maximum for the Message split size field.
    Configuration If POP clients are logging on through dialup lines and receiving large pieces of mail, increase the Inactivity timeout value.
    Mappings Select Use only when unsupported CCSID is indicated.
  4. Click OK to accept the changes.
Parent topic: Configure Simple Mail Transfer Protocol and Post Office Protocol servers for e-mail