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The mail client may offer you the choice between POP3 and IMAP operation modes.
 
The mail client may offer you the choice between POP3 and IMAP operation modes.
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If you choose POP3 email service:
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'''If you choose POP3 email service:'''<br />
Enable POP3 protocol: Typically, to enable the POP3 protocol for incoming email, you click on a POP3 checkbox or select POP3 from a pull-down menu in the section of your email application dedicated to the incoming mail server.
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Disable IMAP protocol: To disable the IMAP protocol for outgoing mail (not all email client applications have IMAP protocol) click the IMAP checkbox "off".
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Delete read email from server: We recommend you configure your pop3 email client application to delete each message from the server when it has been downloaded to your client application. To do this, click off the checkbox marked "leave mail on server" or click on the checkbox marked "delete mail from server".
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* Enable POP3 protocol: Typically, to enable the POP3 protocol for incoming email, you click on a POP3 checkbox or select POP3 from a pull-down menu in the section of your email application dedicated to the incoming mail server.
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* Disable IMAP protocol: To disable the IMAP protocol for outgoing mail (not all email client applications have IMAP protocol) click the IMAP checkbox "off".
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If you choose IMAP email service:
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* Delete read email from server: We recommend you configure your pop3 email client application to delete each message from the server when it has been downloaded to your client application. To do this, click off the checkbox marked "leave mail on server" or click on the checkbox marked "delete mail from server".
Enable IMAP protocol: Typically, to enable the IMAP protocol for incoming email (note that not all email client applications offer IMAP support) you click on the IMAP checkbox or select IMAP from a pull-down menu in the section of your email client application dedicated to the incoming mail server.
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Disable POP3 protocol: To disable the POP3 protocol for outgoing mail, click the POP3 checkbox "off".
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'''If you choose IMAP email service:'''<br />
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* Enable IMAP protocol: Typically, to enable the IMAP protocol for incoming email (note that not all email client applications offer IMAP support) you click on the IMAP checkbox or select IMAP from a pull-down menu in the section of your email client application dedicated to the incoming mail server.
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* Disable POP3 protocol: To disable the POP3 protocol for outgoing mail, click the POP3 checkbox "off".
    
The images below show you the setup sequence in the Mozilla Thunderbird mail client.  
 
The images below show you the setup sequence in the Mozilla Thunderbird mail client.  

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