dbaldwin1 Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 Hello, I've used spamcop reporting for years, but I'm just about to set up filtering through spamcop from my existing ISP address. I understand what I've read so far on the basics of forwarding my existing ISP email to spamcop, then using POP to retrieve the mail from spamcop into my Windows Mail; however, I'm confused because the FAQ lists two different POP server names in the same article, so which is it? Check this page: http://mail.spamcop.net/setup/setup_pop2.php (All FAQs on this subject point to this same page.) - In paragraph 1, it states "If you already know how to set this up, the POP server is "mail.spamcop.net". Just use that with your username and password that you login to webmail with and you should be able to POP your mail." - In paragraph 4 of the same FAQ, it states "The POP server name is pop.spamcop.net." ?? Are these both valid? Interchangeable? What am I missing? I can't be the only one confused by this. Thanks in advance DB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farelf Posted July 14, 2008 Share Posted July 14, 2008 ...?? Are these both valid? Interchangeable? What am I missing? I can't be the only one confused by this. ...Hi. Yes, last I heard (not a user myself) they were interchangeable though pop was preferred. Searching on both (at once) produces many confirming hits like http://forum.spamcop.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=186 And yes - this happy-go-lucky interoperability has been around for a long time, worrying many but presumably not a real issue. H:\>nslookup Default Server: x Address: x > pop.spamcop.net Server: x Address: x Non-authoritative answer: Name: pop.spamcop.net Address: 216.154.195.50 > mail.spamcop.net Server: x Address: x Non-authoritative answer: Name: mail.spamcop.net Address: 216.154.195.50 > imap.spamcop.net Server: x Address: x Non-authoritative answer: Name: mail.cesmail.net Address: 216.154.195.50 Aliases: imap.spamcop.net > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbaldwin1 Posted July 15, 2008 Author Share Posted July 15, 2008 Thank you Farelf, I should have searched a bit more. You definitely led me to the answer(s). Thanks again p.s. Spamcop should edit the FAQ to read only "pop.spamcop.net", to avoid this confusion for newbies. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farelf Posted July 15, 2008 Share Posted July 15, 2008 You're welcome. Thanks for coming back with a result (all the better for it being mostly positive). But yeah, that FAQ should be altered - we users can't do that but will email JT (owner of the mail part of SC). That aside, marking this resolved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Archived
This topic is now archived and is closed to further replies.